Matfen

Also known as Matfen, Northumberland

Matfen is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the town of Hexham and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a 19th-century planned estate village. It was the birthplace of the 7th Premier of British Columbia, William Smithe. In 2001 it had a population of 495.

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Place details

Locality: Matfen
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Matfen
UK place.static_image_name: Matfen village green (geograph 2374157).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Matfen
UK place.population: 495
UK place.population_ref: (2001 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Matfen
UK place.unitary_england: Northumberland
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Northumberland
UK place.region: North East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Hexham
UK place.post_town: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
UK place.postcode_district: NE20
UK place.postcode_area: NE
UK place.dial_code: 01661
UK place.os_grid_reference: NZ029719

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Wikidata facts

Population: 555
Image: Matfen village green (geograph 2374157).jpg
Dialing code: 01661

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Commons category: Matfen
OS grid reference: NZ029719
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==History== Matfen is a few miles north of Hadrian's Wall. About halfway between the two there is a prehistoric standing stone called Stob Stone, adjacent to Standing Stone Farmhouse. The stone is about seven feet high and decorated with cup marks.