Quorn

Quorn is a village and civil parish in , England, near the university town of . Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, , in neighbouring Derbyshire.
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  • Type: Village with 5,180 residents
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, England
  • Also known as: “Quorn, Leicestershire” and “Quorndon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Quorn and Quorn Baptist Church.

Church
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St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn is the Church of England parish church for Quorn, . It is a Grade I listed, dating from 12th century-14th century with a later 1848 addition.

Church
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is a Baptist church in the village of Quorn, Leicestershire, . The church is part of the Baptist Union but its congregation is made up of Christians from a variety of church backgrounds. It is a Grade II listed building.

Railway station
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is a heritage station on the Great Central Railway serving the villages of Quorn and in Leicestershire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodthorpe and Shelthorpe.

Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet just south of and a former civil parish in the Charnwood district of , England. In 1931, the parish had a population of 53.

Suburb
is a ward and suburb of , in the Charnwood district, in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles northwest of Quorn.

Village
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is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, , England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, , and . Breakback Road leads from the village to and . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quorn.

Quorn

Latitude
52.74291° or 52° 44′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.17005° or 1° 10′ 12″ west
Population
5,180
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9C4WPRVH+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10459811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8063657
Wiki­data ID
Q987231
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Quorn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Quorn (Leicestershire)”
  • Basque: “Quorn”
  • Cebuano: “Quorn”
  • Cebuano: “Quorndon”
  • Chinese: “阔恩”
  • Dutch: “Quorn”
  • French: “Quorn”
  • German: “Quorn”
  • Irish: “Quorn”
  • Italian: “Quorn”
  • Japanese: “クオーン”
  • Persian: “کورن، استرشر”
  • Polish: “Quorn”
  • Spanish: “Quorn”
  • Swedish: “Quorn, Leicestershire”
  • Swedish: “Quorn”
  • Swedish: “Quorndon”
  • Turkish: “Quorn, Leicestershire”
  • Welsh: “Quorn, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
  • Welsh: “Quorn”
  • “Quorn”
  • “Quorndon”

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