Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a small market town, located on the river Wye in the English county of Herefordshire. The town is also part of the Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Forest of Dean.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wilton Castle and Church of St Bridget.
Wilton Castle
Ruins
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilton Castle is a 12th-century Norman castle located in south-eastern Herefordshire, England on the River Wye adjacent to the town of Ross-on-Wye. The castle is named after the manor associated with it.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walford and Weston under Penyard.
Walford
Village
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walford is a village and civil parish in south Herefordshire, England, two miles south of the market town of Ross-on-Wye. It includes the settlements of Bishopswood, Coughton, Deep Dean, Hom Green and Walford. Walford is situated 2 miles south of Ross-on-Wye.
Weston under Penyard
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston under Penyard is a small village in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 Census was 1,000. It lies on the A40 road two miles east of Ross-on-Wye. The Penyard is a prominent hill. Weston under Penyard is situated 2 miles east of Ross-on-Wye.
Ross-on-Wye
- Type: Locality
- Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.9122° or 51° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.5885° or 2° 35′ 19″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9C3VWC66+VHGeoNames ID
7297956
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