Ross-on-Wye

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Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye shown within Herefordshire
OS grid reference SO597241
Unitary authority Herefordshire
Ceremonial county Herefordshire
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ROSS-ON-WYE
Postcode district HR9
Dialling code 01989
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament Hereford
European Parliament West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Herefordshire
Coordinates: 51°54′52″N 2°35′11″W / 51.9144, -2.5865

Ross-on-Wye [1] (Welsh: Rhosan ar Wy) is a small market town with a population of approximately 8,000 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye [2], and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean. The town is known for its antique shops, charity shops, market square with its market hall and high number of public houses.

[edit] Features & Attractions

Regular Thursday and Saturday markets are held at the red sandstone [3] Market House building [4] in the town centre, which was built between 1650 and 1654 replacing an older, probably wooden building.

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Ross-on-Wye town centre as seen from the Market House

The 700 year old parish church of St. Mary's [5] is the town's most prominent landmark and its tall pointed spire is visible when approaching the town from all directions [6]. The church holds several distinctive tombs, one of which – that of a certain William Rudhall (d.1530) – is one of the last great alabaster sculptures from the specialist masons of Nottingham, whose work was prized across medieval Europe. Another tomb is of John Kyrle, a prominent figure in 18th century Ross, whose name is now given to the town's secondary school.

Opposite the church, The Prospect is a neat public garden offering pleasant views over the river. Ross now boasts a new skate park which was finished in November 2006. Barclays invested £54,000 into the park as a part of its £30,000,000 youth sport project. The ruins of Wilton Castle lie to the west of the town. Ross Town F.C. is the local football club.

It is famed locally for Jacqueline's Night Club (nee Nite Spot) which offers friendly admittance, enforced cloakroom facilities, Castlemaine XXXX, a selection of alcopops and ham rolls. Jacqueline's (known locally as Jac's) also carries Stella Artois, but it should be noted that it has a particularly eggy aroma. The dress code for the night club is 'Dress to Impress', smart or casual. The music policy is 1999 commercial trance music and hardhouse and Contemporary R&B, and the same tracklisting is played every night.[7]

[edit] Plague Cross

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The Plague Cross

The Plague Cross, also known as the Corpse Cross, was erected in the church yard of St. Mary's church in 1637 as a memorial to 315 people who died in the town of the plague in 1637. These people were buried nearby in a plague pit, at night and without coffins.

By 1896, the cross had fallen into disrepair and the top of the cross was missing. It was later restored to its former state.

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