Quorn
Quorn is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, in neighbouring Derbyshire.
- Village with about 5,180 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 feet (50 metres)
- …is also known as “Quorn, Leicestershire”
- …was formerly known as “Quorndon”
- Description: village in Leicestershire, England
Places of Interest
Discover St Bartholomew’s Church, Quorn and Quorn Baptist Church.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Quorn
St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn is the Church of England parish church for Quorn, Leicestershire.
Quorn Baptist Church
Quorn Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the village of Quorn, Leicestershire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodthorpe and Shelthorpe.
Woodthorpe
Woodthorpe is a hamlet just south of Loughborough and…
Woodhouse Eaves
Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England.
2½ miles southwest of Quorn
Quorn
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Latitude
52.74291° or 52° 44′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.17005° or 1° 10′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C4WPRVH+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Quorn” goes by many names.
Quorn, LeicestershireSwedish
QuorndonSwedish
Quorn, LeicestershireTurkish
QuornWelsh
Quorn, Swydd GaerlŷrWelsh
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