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{{infobox UK place|
|country = England
|latitude= 53.753578
|longitude= -0.043694
|official_name= Roos
|population= 1,113 ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]])<ref name="2001 census"/>
|civil_parish= Roos
|unitary_england = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
|region= Yorkshire and the Humber
|lieutenancy_england= [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
|constituency_westminster= [[Beverley and Holderness (UK Parliament constituency)|Beverley and Holderness]]
|post_town= HULL
|postcode_district = HU12
|postcode_area= HU
|dial_code= 01964
|os_grid_reference= TA290303
}}
{{otheruses}}
[[Image:Roos church.jpg|thumb|left|All Saints' Church, Roos.]]
'''Roos''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It is situated {{Convert|12|mi|km|lk=on}} east of [[Kingston upon Hull]] city centre and {{Convert|3.5|mi|km|lk=off}} north west of [[Withernsea]] on the B1242 road.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Roos and [[Tunstall, East Riding of Yorkshire|Tunstall]] together with the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]]s of [[Hilston]] and [[Owstwick]]. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK census]], Roos parish had a population of 1,113.<ref name="2001 census">{{cite web
|url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791025&c=Roos&d=16&e=15&g=391266&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211236384067&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
|title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Roos CP (Parish)
|accessdate = 2008-05-19
|work = Neighbourhood Statistics
|publisher = [[Office for National Statistics]]
}}
</ref>
The parish church of All Saints is a [[Grade I listed building]].
Famous people who have lived there include [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] from which he drew inspiration for ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and other books. Also [[Ken Wagstaff]], a [[Hull City AFC]] legend has taken up residence in the village as the owner of the Roos Arms.
Roos has two public houses; the Roos Arms and the Black Horse. The Roos Arms is more recognised and bears the village's coat-of-arms.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IoE|166525}} - All Saints' Church
[[Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Holderness]]
[[Category:Parishes of the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
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