Wass, North Yorkshire

For the Nottinghamshire cricketer, see Thomas Wass
For the airport in Sorong, Indonesia assigned the ICAO code WASS, see Sorong Airport.
Wass

Wass seen from the east
Wass
 Wass shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE555793
Civil parishByland with Wass
DistrictRyedale
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO61
Dialling code 01347
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentThirsk and Malton
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Coordinates: 54°12′26″N 1°09′02″W / 54.2073°N 1.15051°W / 54.2073; -1.15051

Wass is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England within the North York Moors National Park. A short distance from the village lie the ruins of Byland Abbey. Despite the small size of the village (population about 100) there is a pub, the Wombwell Arms. It is nestled at the foot of Wass Bank and has beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.

To the east of Wass village lies Wass Grange, in which building the monks of Byland Abbey stored their grain before the dissolution of the monasteries. On 21 May 2009 the nuns of Stanbrook Abbey in Worcestershire, numbering 28 professed nuns and two postulants, re-established themselves in a purpose-built convent designed to the highest environmental standards in the neighbourhood of Wass.

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