Roos 2398469 223343239 2008-07-03T17:41:00Z ReeceBocking 1836482 {{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== {{Reflist}} ==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]] {{EastRiding-geo-stub}} [[vo:Roos]]