Roger de Bully, Norman tenant-in-chief in Yorkshire
Dates: fl. 11th century
Biography
Roger de Bully, also known as Roger de Busli, was a major Norman landholder recorded in Domesday Book as tenant-in-chief of extensive estates in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
Notes / Sources
His interest at Adwick was feudal tenure of the larger Domesday holding; Fulco of Lisors was recorded as the subordinate holder.
Research sources:
- Domesday Book entry for Adwick [le Street], Land of Roger of Bully; Open Domesday, Phillimore reference Yorkshire 10W39. — https://opendomesday.org/place/SE5408/adwick-le-street/
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