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 reference	SE555793
Civil 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
Dialling code	01347
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton

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.