Land of the Hedgehog: Ross on Wye

Ross on Wye is a market town in Herefordshire, England. Its name is from the Welsh 'Rhosan' meaning a headland, as the town is on a hill overlooking the river Wye. Ross is about 11km from Wales at the nearest point; in Welsh it's "Rhosan ar Wy." So there is a lot of Welsh influence here, and the western part of Herefordshire was historically in Wales. Ross is known as the birthplace of tourism in the UK due to its key position in the "Wye Tour."
Photographs:
Ross station by Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Monmouth railway bridges by Ralph Rawlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Ross Goods Shed by John Winder, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Ross Engine Shed via Google Maps www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.915...
Incidental music: "Sicilienne," Gabriele Faure (Op. 78) dedicated to William Henry Squire (1871-1963), cellist and composer born in Ross on Wye.

[@JenXOfficialEDM]

Very informative; I had to look up the name of the river because I thought it was called "egg." :) Rhosan I thought meant rose, so I was thinking "rose on egg." Nope! Very fascinating etymology.

[@chrisamies2141]

Thanks! Apparently it's 'headland,' and 'wy' is indeed 'egg'! I try to get Welsh in to the videos if I can but it's still early days!

[@JenXOfficialEDM]

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