In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Wass like this:
Wass, township, Kilburn par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles SW. of Helmsley, 856 ac., pop. 113; the Gorge of Wass is a mountain road across the Hambleton Hills.
Wass through time
Wass is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wass itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wass, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22595
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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