Quorn’s Medieval Deer Park - Evidence

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.

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 aerial picture from 2006 shows (faintly but still visible), lines in the landscape of the old deer park enclosure.

See also Artefact 2612 for the extent of the deer park and Artefact 2613 for more information on the moated site.

Submitted on: 2025-05-05

Submitted by: Sue Templeman

Artefact ID: 2611

Artefact URL: www.quornmuseum.com/display.php?id=2611

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