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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 is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wass itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wass, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22595
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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