Place:Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England

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NameRoss on Wye
Alt namesRhosan ar Wysource: Wikipedia
Rossesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 132
Rosssource: local usage
TypeTown, Parish, Urban district
Coordinates51.917°N 2.583°W
Located inHerefordshire, England
Also located inHereford and Worcester, England     (1974 - 1998)
Herefordshire, England     (1998 - )
See alsoGreytree Hundred, Herefordshire, Englandhundred of which the parish was a part
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: Rhosan ar Wy) is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.

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