Wass
Wass is a village in the civil parish of Byland with Wass, in North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. A short distance from the village lie the ruins of Byland Abbey.Photo: colin grice, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Wass, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Stapylton Arms and Stanbrook Abbey.
The Stapylton Arms
Restaurant
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stapylton Arms is a restaurant.
Stanbrook Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Amanda Retreats, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stanbrook Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Wass, North Yorkshire, England. The Roman Catholic community was founded in 1625 at Cambrai in Flanders, under the auspices of the English Benedictine Congregation.
Shandy Hall
Museum
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shandy Hall is a writer's house museum in the former home of the Rev. Laurence Sterne in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Sterne lived there from 1760 to 1768 as perpetual curate of Coxwold. Shandy Hall is situated 2 miles southwest of Wass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byland Abbey and Ampleforth.
Ampleforth
Village
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ampleforth is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 20 miles north of York. The village is situated on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. Ampleforth is situated 2 miles east of Wass.
Coxwold
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coxwold is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. It is 18 miles north of York and is where the Rev. Laurence Sterne wrote A Sentimental Journey. Coxwold is situated 2 miles southwest of Wass.
Wass
- Category: locality
- Location: Byland with Wass, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.20684° or 54° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.15086° or 1° 9′ 3″ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
9C6W6R4X+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 271958035OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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