The Vavasours of Hazlewood

1. It is a well-known fact that the stone for York minster was given by the Vavasour family. To commemorate this, there is, under the west window in that cathedral, a statue of the owner of Hazelwood at that period, holding a piece of stone in his hand. Hence may have arisen the tradition that the chief of the family might ride into York minster on horseback. 2. In feudal times Hazlewood was a fortified castle, having its regular retainers, &c. 3. Hazlewood Chapel was *the only Roman Catholic parish church* in England which did not become a Protestant church at the Reformation.