Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Wass, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wass map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Wass |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.206773 |
| Longitude | -1.150803 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wass clings to the limestone edge of the Hambleton Hills, where the air holds the sharp, clean scent of high pasture and damp stone. It lies 4.5 miles south-west of Helmsley (from Helmsley: bearing 233°T, OS grid SE 554 793), and is situated west-north-west of Ampleforth village. The horizon here is dominated by the looming, weathered ruins of Byland Abbey, whose fractured arches cast long, mournful shadows across the valley floor as the afternoon light fades. Northward, the verdant basin of Ducken Dale draws the eye toward the heather-clad rise of Noddle Hill, creating a landscape of abrupt transitions between field and crag. Wass remains a place of quiet industry, where the rhythmic sound of farm machinery often carries across the lowlands, marking the seasonal turn of the plough. Stone walls, built with the stubborn patience of centuries, partition the surrounding pastures into a patchwork of muted greens and greys. Walking the lanes, one feels the heavy, ancient stillness of a landscape that has long outlived the monks who once walked these same paths. Wass offers a spare, honest beauty, defined more by the quality of the shifting clouds than by the noise of the modern world.
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Explore Wass, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.206773, -1.150803. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |