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4 unusual facts about Needwood Forest


Needwood

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

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.

During the rebellion of Simon de Montford against King Henry III, the de Ferrers family allied themselves with the rebellion.

Phil Drabble

At the age of 47 he became a full-time writer, and he and his wife Jess purchased a derelict folly-styled cottage and 90 acres (360,000 m²) of neglected ancient woodland in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, a remnant of the Needwood Forest.



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