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Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye is a market town in Herefordshire, England, on a sandstone cliff above the River Wye. It developed on an estate of the bishops of Hereford and is known for its 17th-century market hall. The Roman iron-working town of Ariconium lay a few kilometres to the east.

Ross-on-Wye
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ross-on-Wye. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ross-on-wye
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“Ross-on-Wye.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ross-on-wye. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ross-on-Wye.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ross-on-wye.
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