 Urse d 'Abetot ( sometimes Urse of Abetot , Urse de Abetot , Urse d 'Abitot or Urse of <unk> ) ( c . 1040 – 1108 ) was a Norman as well as a medieval Sheriff of Worcestershire and royal official under Kings William I , William II and Henry I. He was a native of Normandy and came to England shortly after the Norman Conquest of England , and was appointed sheriff in about 1069 . Little is known of his family in Normandy , who were not prominent . Although Urse 's lord in Normandy was present at the Battle of Hastings , there is no evidence that Urse took part in the invasion of England in 1066 . 
