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4 unusual facts about Needwood


Clement Charlton Palmer

Clement Charlton Palmer was born on 26 April 1871 in Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire.

Needwood

Needwood Forest, large area of ancient woodland in Staffordshire, England which was largely lost at the end of the 18th century

Lake Needwood, 75-acre (300,000 m²) reservoir in Derwood, Maryland just east of Rockville, Montgomery County

Sir Thomas Lea, 1st Baronet

Lea married, in 1864, Louisa Birch, daughter of William Birch, of Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire.


Needwood Forest

In 1776, Francis Noel Clarke Mundy privately published a book of poetry called "Needwood Forest" which contained his own poem of the same name and supportive contributions from Sir Brooke Boothby Bt., Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward.

Outerbridge Horsey

Horsey died June 9, 1842 at Needwood, his wife's estate near Petersville in Frederick County, Maryland and is buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland.


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