Ross

Ross, a market-town in Herefordshire, is finely situated on the left bank of the Wye, 14 miles SSE. of Hereford. In the parish church (1316), whose 'heaven-directed spire' is 208 feet high, is buried John Kyrie (q.v.), celebrated by Pope as the 'Man of Ross.' The town carries on a trade in cider, malt, and wool, has corn-mills and tanneries, and is much visited by tourists. Pop. (1881) 3724; (1891) 3575.