Roos

Roos is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 12 miles (19 km) east from Kingston upon Hull city centre and 3.5 miles (6 km) north-west from Withernsea, and on the B1242 road.

For other uses, see Roos (disambiguation).

Roos

Roos village, Main Street (B1242)
Roos
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population1,168 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA290303
• London155 mi (249 km) S
Civil parish
  • Roos
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU12
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Geography
All Saints' Church, Roos

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Roos, Hilston and Tunstall, together with the hamlet of Owstwick.[2] According to the 2011 UK census, Roos parish had a population of 1,168,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,113.[3] The parish covers an area of 2,333.222 hectares (5,765.52 acres).[4]

The Prime Meridian crosses the coast to the east of Roos.

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade I listed building.[5]

Governance

Roos is represented locally by Roos Parish Council[6] while at county level is in the South East Holderness ward of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.[7] At a parliamentary level it is part of the Beverley and Holderness constituency which is represented by Graham Stuart of the Conservative Party.

The meeting of Beren and Luthien in JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings, was written after the author and his wife visited a wood near to Roos. The hemlocks (or similar-looking plants) in the wood were said to have inspired his verse.[8]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Roos Parish (1170211247)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. Ordnance Survey, 1:25000, 2007
  3. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Roos Parish (1543504290)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "2001 Census Area Profile" (PDF). East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Roos (1216255)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  6. "Parish Description". Roos Parish Council. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.
  8. Hicks, Martin (10 September 2010). "JRR Tolkien and his overlooked connections with Leeds". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2015.


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