Friday 13th February 2026  

Quorn’s Medieval Deer Park - Area

There was no settlement of Quorn (or Quorndon) when the Domesday Book was produced in 1086. The area was woodland and pasture, with a medieval deer park used for hunting, coming under the Lord of the Manor of Barrow upon Soar. Later, Quorn was split between of the Manor of Barrow and the Manor of Beaumanor. The earliest documented mention of the village refers to there being a hamlet and chapel of ‘Quernendon’ in 1152.

It is believed that Quorn Church came into being because when Quorn and Barrow got cut off by floods, those out hunting needed not only shelter for themselves, but also somewhere to pray and worship. The deer park would have been surrounded by an enclosure or pale.

The picture shows a map from the 1930s, on which has been superimposed in green the area believed to represent the ancient deer park (existed from at least 1139 to the 15th century). The red line represents the parish boundary, and the small pink square shows the position of Quorn’s only scheduled monument, which is medieval and believed to be a moated mill or lodge associated with the deer park.

For more information see Artefact 2611 (Quorn’s Medieval Deer Park - Evidence) and Artefact 2613 (Quorn’s Moated Medieval Hunting Lodge).

Submitted on: 2025-06-28 Submitted by: Sue Templeman Artefact ID: 2612 Artefact URL: www.quornmuseum.com/display.php?id=2612 Print: View artefact in printer-friendly page or just on its own (new browser tab).