Byland with Wass

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Byland with Wass is a civil parish in the former Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 120, increasing to an estimated 160 in 2015. [1] (At the 2011 Census the parish was included with the parish of Oldstead and not counted separately.) [2] It covers Byland Abbey and Wass, in the North York Moors, and shares a parish council with Oldstead. [3]

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Byland with Wass is a civil parish in the former Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains six listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Byland Abbey and Wass and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of a ruined abbey, its ruined gatehouse, two farmhouses, a public house and a water fountain.

References

  1. "Population Estimates" (PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Byland with Wass Parish (E04007560)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Ampleforth Ward Profile" (PDF). Ryedale District Council. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

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