| Quorn | |
|---|---|
 Quorn High Street | |
  Quorn Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 5,177 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK563164 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE12 |
| Dialling code | 01509 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish |
Quorn (/kwɔːrn/) 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.[1]
- ^ "Quorndon to Quorn - the Name Change - the Quorn Village On-line Museum". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.