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Ross-on-Wye is a market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the border with Wales. It had a population estimated at 10,978 in 2021. [ 2 ] It lies in south-east of the county, on the River Wye and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean .
The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area, [2] is a group of nine postcode districts in England and Wales, within six post towns.These cover most of Herefordshire, including Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Kerne Bridge is a hamlet in south Herefordshire, England, about 3.5 miles (6 km) south of the market town of Ross-on-Wye on the B4234 Ross-on-Wye to Coleford road adjacent to Bishopswood. Situated on the left bank of the River Wye, it takes its modern name from the nineteenth century bridge over the river.
Ross on Wye station yard. A Great Western Railway shed now a garden centre. The Severn Valley Railway station at Kidderminster Town is based on the design for Ross-on-Wye even down to the decorative cast roof crestings; the patterns for which were derived from measurement of segments of the original ones. [3]
[citation needed] The centre of the nave of Walford church was constructed around 1100 making it one of the earliest churches to be built in Herefordshire. [2] Bishopswood Church is far more recent being endowed in 1841. [3] The B4324 Ross-on-Wye to Coleford road runs through the village. The River Wye forms the western boundary of the parish.
It was closed in 1959 when the line was closed to passengers but the track remained used until 1965. After many years as an outdoor activity centre, the building is now a private house. It was located approximately 4 miles and 10 chains along the railway from Ross-on-Wye station. [1]
The A49 is an A road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region. It runs north from Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire via Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, then continues through central Cheshire to Warrington and Wigan before terminating at its junction with the A6 road just south of Bamber Bridge, near the junction of the M6, M65 and M61 motorways.
The towns of Ross-on-Wye and Hay-on-Wye lie within the bounds of the Archenfield region and areas of or close to both towns today bear the name Archenfield. Additionally, one of Ross-on-Wye's most recognisable symbols, seen on numerous coats-of-arms, is the hedgehog , known in Middle English , and locally, as an " urchin " and, in heraldry the ...