Francis Noel Clarke Mundy

Francis Noel Clarke Mundy
Born15 August 1739
Osbaston Hall, Osbaston, Leicestershire, England, GB
Died23 October 1815
Markeaton Hall, Markeaton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Resting placeSt. Edmund's Church, Allestree, Derbyshire, England, UK
EducationRepton, Winchester and New College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Poet, Landowner and Magistrate
Known forPoetry
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Ayrton
  • Elizabeth Burdett
ChildrenFrancis Mundy and Charles Godfrey Mundy
Parent(s)Wrightson Mundy and Anne (née Burdett)

Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (15 August 1739 – 23 October 1815) was an English poet, landowner, magistrate and, in 1772, Sheriff of Derbyshire. His most noted poem was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning of the 19th century.