Matfen | |
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![]() Matfen | |
Location within Northumberland | |
Population | 495 (2001 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ029719 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
Postcode district | NE20 |
Dialling code | 01661 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
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.