Shustoke / Scotescote

There is an entry for Shustoke [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SP2290/shustoke/] [accessed 11 December 2014], but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. A letter to the editor of Walford's Antiquarian (vol. 10, July-Dec. 1886: 95) reports the destruction of Shustoke church by lightning: "On Tuesday, June 1, perhaps at the very moment when some of your readers were perusing the memoir of Sir WilliamDugdale in the pages of this magazine, the church of Shustoke, in Warwickshire, in which he is buried, was almost totally destroyed by lightning. The lightning struck the south-east buttress of the tower, and, passing through the roof of the nave, set the woodwork on fire, and before aid could arrive the fire had obtained such a hold on the wood roof that the entire nave, the fine Norman font, the stone and marble pulpit the new organ, and the seats and roof were entirely destroyed, together with the monuments of the Dugdale family and their connections, the Dilkes of Maxstoke Castle [...]"; the letter was signed "John Pickford, M.A." Approximately a year later, The Builder (vol. 53, Nov. 5, 1887: 653) infoormed of the re-building of this church and: "A new font has been added in place of the old Norman one". The Victoria County History (Warwick, vol. 4, 1947) notes: "The advowson of the church of Shustoke seems at first to have followed the descent of the manor. In 1250 presentation was made by Ralph son of Nicholas, custodian of the young Robert de Esseby, [...] and the advowson was still described as being held by the heirs of Roger de Camvile in 1298. [...] The church was erected in the time of Edward II [i.e., 1307-1327], according to Dugdale [...] The building was restored in 1873 [...] The font is modern, said to be a copy of the 12th-century font that was damaged by the fire. It has interlacing arches with pellet-enriched caps. The National Archives at Kew list a: "Photograph of Interior of Ruins of Shustoke Church, Font & Duglabe Monument." Copyright owner and author of work: Robert Kingsley Rutter Flamank, 241 Park Road, Aston. Form Completed 9 June 1886. Registration stamp: 11 June 1886.