ROSS (or ROSS ON WYE), Herefordshire

Bibliography

• Hughes, Pat and Hurley, Heather - The Story of Ross. Published by Logaston Press, 1999, 198p. £12.95. (p/b)
  • ISBN 1-873827-11-3

  Chapters are on 1: Early Beginnings; 2: Iron Age to the Norman Conquest; 3: Growth and Trade in the Town; 4: Woodlands and Manors; 5: The Palace and the Church; 6: The Markets and the Market House; 7: The People and the Town; 8: The Impact of Nonconformity; 9: Charities and Care; 10: Schools and Education; 11: Travel and Tourism; 12: Improvement and Change; 13: Industry, Trade and Commerce; 14: The Twentieth Century.

  In addition an Appendix lists two 17th century Inventories which can be linked with houses in the town - Alton Court and John Kyrle's House, for which the authors have supplied conjectural floor plans, and rather unique 'walk through' of the properties!

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Ross from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Historical Geography

• The name of the town of Ross was changed officially in 1931 to Ross-on-Wye.