Roos

Also known as Roos, East Riding of Yorkshire

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

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Place details

Locality: Roos
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 846
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Roos - geograph.org.uk - 71897.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Roos village, Main Street (B1242)
UK place.country: England
UK place.type: Village and civil parish
UK place.label_position: bottom
UK place.official_name: Roos
UK place.population: 1,168
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Roos
UK place.unitary_england: East Riding of Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.lieutenancy_england: East Riding of Yorkshire
UK place.constituency_westminster: Beverley and Holderness
UK place.post_town: HULL
UK place.postcode_district: HU12
UK place.postcode_area: HU
UK place.dial_code: 01964
UK place.os_grid_reference: TA290303

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1168
Image: Roos - geograph.org.uk - 71897.jpg
Dialing code: 01964

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Commons category: Roos
OS grid reference: TA290303
postal code: HU12
P8168: House of Visconti

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

== History == The name Roos derives from the Primitive Welsh ros meaning 'moor' or 'promontory'.