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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ROSS URBAN	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
ROSS ON WYE	Alternate	English			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HEREFORDSHIRE	Ancient County	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
ROSS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
ROSS	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ROSS AND WHITCHURCH RD	Local Government District	1931	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.
ROSS ON WYE UD	Local Government District	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 134.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	BRIDSTOW AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 701.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31669 (Appointed day, 1894)
31 Dec 1894	was created from part of	BRIDSTOW AP/CP	Houses in 1901: 4.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31669 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Oct 1905	was enlarged by gaining part of	ROSS RURAL CP	Population in 1911: 1453.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; LGBO 48235
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRIDSTOW AP/CP	Area: 51 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75349-The Herefordshire (Ross Urban, Ross Rural and Whitchurch Rural) Order, 1931
01 Apr 1931	was enlarged by gaining part of	ROSS RURAL CP	Area: 417 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 75349-The Herefordshire (Ross Urban, Ross Rural and Whitchurch Rural) Order, 1931

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.