Ross on Wye, River Wye Valley, Herefordshire, England
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Ross on Wye, River Wye Valley, Herefordshire, England
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Ross on Wye with the parish church of St. Mary's ,River Wye , Wye Valley, Herefordshire, England, UK, Europe
Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: Rhosan ar Wy) is a market town with a population of 10,700 (according to the 2011 census), in south eastern Herefordshire, England, on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.
Ross-on-Wye promotes itself as "the birthplace of British tourism". In 1745, the rector, Dr John Egerton, started taking friends on boat trips down the valley from his rectory at Ross. The Wye Valley's attraction was its river scenery, its precipitous landscapes, and its castles and abbeys, which were accessible to seekers of the "Picturesque". In 1782, William Gilpin's book "Observations on the River Wye" was published, the first illustrated tour guide to be published in Britain. Once it was published, demand grew so much that by 1808 there were eight boats making regular excursions down the Wye, most of them hired from inns in Ross and Monmouth. By 1850 more than 20 visitors had published their own accounts of the Wye Tour, and the area was established as a tourist area.
The town is known for its independent shops, picturesque streets and market square with its market hall.
The River Wye (Welsh: Afon Gwy) is the fifth-longest river in the UK, stretching some 215 kilometres (134 miles) from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of the border between England and Wales.
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January 12th, 2020
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