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.
| 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, a hamlet in North Yorkshire, lies cradled by the gentle swell of the Howardian Hills. It lies 7.3 km south-west of Helmsley (from Helmsley: bearing 233°T, OS grid SE 554 793), and is situated west-north-west of Ampleforth village. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant hay, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart that beats through the surrounding fields, where the light often settles in a soft, diffused glow. The very land seems to hold its breath, a peaceful stillness that speaks of generations who have walked these lanes. Wass is a place where the stone walls, cool to the touch, seem to murmur tales of simpler times, and the distant bleating of sheep drifts on the breeze like forgotten lullabies.
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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 | June 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. |