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Ross-on-Wye

town in Herefordshire, England
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Ross-on-Wye

Summary

Ross-on-Wye is a town[1]. Ross-on-Wye ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,837 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ross-on-Wye is located in Herefordshire[3].
  • Ross-on-Wye is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Ross-on-Wye is on the body of water River Wye[5].
  • Ross-on-Wye's instance of is recorded as town[6].
  • Ross-on-Wye's instance of is recorded as civil parish[7].
  • Ross-on-Wye's instance of is recorded as market town[8].
  • Ross-on-Wye's twinned administrative body is recorded as Betzdorf[9].
  • Ross-on-Wye's twinned administrative body is recorded as Condé-sur-Noireau[10].
  • Ross-on-Wye's twinned administrative body is recorded as Namutumba[11].
  • Ross-on-Wye's postal code is recorded as HR9[12].
  • Ross-on-Wye's Commons category is recorded as Ross-on-Wye[13].
  • Ross-on-Wye's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[14].
  • Ross-on-Wye's local dialing code is recorded as 01989[15].
  • Ross-on-Wye's OS grid reference is recorded as SO597241[16].
  • Ross-on-Wye's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.913888888889, 'lon': -2.5869444444444}[17].
  • Ross-on-Wye's authority is recorded as Ross on Wye Town Council[18].
  • Ross-on-Wye's official website is recorded as http://www.rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk/[19].
  • Ross-on-Wye's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ross-on-Wye[20].
  • Ross-on-Wye has a population of {'amount': '+10990'}[21].
  • Ross-on-Wye has a population of {'amount': '+9074'}[22].
  • Ross-on-Wye has a population of {'amount': '+9574'}[23].
  • Ross-on-Wye's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Ross-on-Wye's historic county is recorded as Herefordshire[25].

Body

Geography

Ross-on-Wye is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Ross-on-Wye is located in Herefordshire[3]. Ross-on-Wye is on the body of water River Wye[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+10990'}[21], {'amount': '+9074'}[22], and {'amount': '+9574'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[6], civil parish[7], and market town[8].

Why It Matters

Ross-on-Wye ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,837 views/month).[2] Ross-on-Wye has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Ross-on-Wye is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

River Wye United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Herefordshire
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.913888888889, 'lon': -2.5869444444444}
    Official website → http://www.rosstc-herefordshire.gov.uk/
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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