Quorn is not as old as some villages. It is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. The reason for the village's existence is probably down to its position near to Barrow and the hunting habits of the aristocracy.

Quorn lies on the ancient London to Manchester road, now called the A6, although a bypass now skirts this road around the village. Coaching inns in the centre of the village would service travellers passing between the two main cities. Most of these inns still survive today as busy village pubs.

The area has always been prone to flooding and still is. The Soar river snakes around the outskirts on the south east side and still floods the Soar Valley each year.

In the nineteenth century, employment was mixed. Farming, The Quorn Hunt, textiles and Mountsorrel Quarry were the main forms of employment. By the late 1840s there were seven hosiery and lace factories in the village. The Hunt employed kennel boys, blacksmiths and servants. The quarry employed stoneworkers and labourers.

In the same century, the village's prosperity caused it to expand with new housing and shops. Along with this came investment in its infrastructure. The canal had already been built which brought such things as coal directly to the village. In the latter part of the century, the textile industry declined, probably in some measure due to competition from the nearby town of Loughborough.

Quorn still shows clearly the legacy of its past. Quorn park still exists although development has nibbled at its edges. The last remaining mill still stands, to be developed into apartments. The buildings used by the Quorn Hunt are used as an outdoor centre for youngsters visiting from abroad.

Quorn today is mainly a residential village. The majority of its industrial roots have gone but many small businesses thrive. Socially Quorn retains a sense of community normally associated with villages smaller in size.

The overriding opinion of people active in the village is that Quorn's a great place to live.