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Quorn, Leicestershire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Quorn, Leicestershire

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Quorn, Leicestershire history

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Quorn is thought to be derived from the Old English cweorndun, meaning “hill (dun) where millstones (cweorn) are obtained” Quorn Hall, off Meynell Road on the eastern edge of the village, was built for the Farnham family in about 1680. It became the home of renowned fox hunter Hugo Meyell in 1753, giving a name to the famous Quorn Hunt. Three Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Quorn after the hunt.

You can visit Quorn, Leicestershire places with Walkfo Quorn, Leicestershire to hear history at Quorn, Leicestershire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Quorn, Leicestershire has 41 places to visit in our interactive Quorn, Leicestershire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Quorn, Leicestershire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Quorn, Leicestershire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Quorn, Leicestershire & the surrounding areas.

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41 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Quorn, Leicestershire places to visit

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Quorn, Leicestershire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Quorn, Leicestershire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Quorn, Leicestershire’s information audio spots:

Swithland railway station Swithland was a railway station on the Great Central Main Line between Rothley and Quorn and Woodhouse. The station was due to open in March 1899 but was never completed. The line through the station site was closed in May 1969.

River Lin The River Lin is a river which runs through North Leicestershire. The source of the river is in Ulverscroft, near Charnwood Forest. The river also feeds Cropston Reservoir and Swithland Reservoir.

Beacon Brook Beacon Brook is a brook which runs through North Leicestershire. The source of the rivulet is in Beacon, near Woodhouse Eaves. The river runs for around 6 kilometres between its source and confluence with the River Lin.

Barrow upon Soar Barrow upon Soar is a large village in northern Leicestershire, in the Soar Valley between Leicester and Loughborough, with a population at the 2011 census of 5,856.

List of local nature reserves in Leicestershire Leicestershire is a county in the East Midlands of England. The area of the administrative county is 806 square miles (2,090 km) and the population according to the 2011 census is 980,000. Leicester City Council is a unitary authority, with seven district councils in the second tier. As of December 2017 there are 23 local nature reserves in the county, the largest is Burbage Common and Woods at 85 hectares (210 acres)

Swithland Swithland is a linear village in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire. The civil parish population was put at 230 in 2004 and 217 in the 2011 census. The village is known for the slate that was quarried in the area.

Woodhouse, Leicestershire Woodhouse is a small village and civil parish in the heart of Charnwood, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,319, including around 300 term-time boarders at the Defence College. Beaumanor Hall, ancestral home of the Herrick family, was used as listening station during the war and intercepted signals intelligence for Bletchley Park.

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