Wass, North Yorkshire

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 Stapylton Arms. It is nestled at the foot of Wass Bank and has beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.

Wass

Wass seen from the east
Wass
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE555793
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO61
Dialling code01347
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The toponym probably means "fords", from Middle English wathes and ultimately from Old Norse vath. The village lies at the junction of several small streams.[1]

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.

References
  1. Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Wass", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521168557

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