Roger d'Abetot (sometimes Roger of AbitôtHollister ''Henry I'' p. 225) was a medieval English Sheriff of Worcestershire. Roger was the son of

Urse d'Abetot Urse d'Abetot (–1108) was a Norman who followed King William I to England, and became Sheriff of Worcestershire and a royal official under him and Kings William II and Henry I. He was a native of Normandy and moved to England shortly after t ...

, his predecessor as sheriff. He also held the custody of

Worcester Castle Worcester Castle was a Norman people, Norman fortification built between 1068 and 1069 in Worcester, England, Worcester, England by Urse d'Abetot on behalf of William the Conqueror. The castle had a motte-and-bailey design and was located on the ...

, another office he inherited from his father. He may also have been a constable in Henry I's household, as his father had been.Cronne and Johnson "Introduction" ''Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum'' p. xvi Along with the offices, Roger also inherited the

feudal barony A feudal baron is a vassal holding a heritable fief called a ''barony'', comprising a specific portion of land, granted by an overlord in return for allegiance and service. Following the end of European feudalism, feudal baronies have largely bee ...

Salwarpe Salwarpe is a small village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, less than two miles south west of Droitwich, but in open country. The name is also spelled Salwarp, and in the time of John Leland was recorded a ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

.Sanders ''English Baronies'' pp. 75–76 He was banished from England in around 1110 or in 1114 by King

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, and lost his office because of this.Keats-Rohan ''Domesday People'' p. 439 His lands were also forfeit.Green ''Aristocracy of Norman England'' pp. 282–283 According to the medieval writer

William of Malmesbury William of Malmesbury (; ) was the foremost English historian of the 12th century. He has been ranked among the most talented English historians since Bede. Modern historian C. Warren Hollister described him as "a gifted historical scholar and a ...

, Henry exiled him because Roger ordered that a royal official be killed. The office passed to Osbert d'Abetot, who may have been Roger's uncle, before eventually ending up with Roger's brother-in-law Walter de Beauchamp.Round
Abetot, Urse d' (c.1040–1108)
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