John Scudamore was a Herefordshire landowner, politician and diplomat. He inherited the Scudamore estate, was created a baronet in 1620 and Viscount Scudamore in 1628, and restored Dore Abbey church in the 1630s.

His ownership of the Dore estate is directly stated in the 1975 study, which also records his restoration and endowment work at Dore.

Research sources:
- Michael Neville, Dore Abbey, Herefordshire, 1536-1912, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, volume XLI, 1975, pp. 313-314; John Scudamore biography in the Dictionary of National Biography. — https://www.woolhopeclub.org.uk/system/files/documents/transaction/woolhope-club-transactions-volume-xli-1975-part-iii.pdf
- Wikipedia biographical reference — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Scudamore%2C_1st_Viscount_Scudamore