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Wass seen from the east |
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Wass
Wass shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE555793 |
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| Parish | Byland with Wass |
| District | Ryedale |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO61 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Wass, formerly "Byland with Wass" is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. A short distance from the village lie the ruins of Byland Abbey. Despite the small size of the village (population c.100) there is a pub, the Wombwell Arms. It is nestled at the foot of Wass Bank and has beautiful views of the surrounding countyside.
Wass Grange lies to the east of Wass village. Monks stored their grain here when they occupied the nearby Byland Abbey before it was knocked down by Oliver Cromwell in the dissolution of the monasteries.