Quorn, Leicestershire Quorn, Leicestershire Quorn is a village in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. The 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. The village's original name is thought to be derived from the Old English "cweorndun", meaning "hill ("dun") where millstones ("cweorn") are obtained". The first known evidence of the village is in the Lincoln Episcopal Registers for 1209–1235, as Quernendon. Other variations of the village name over the centuries include Querne, Quendon, Querendon, Quarendon, Qaryndon, Querinden, Querondon, and Quernedon. The
Bosko's Fox Hunt Bosko's Fox Hunt Bosko's Fox Hunt is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko; part of the "Looney Tunes" series. It was released on December 12, 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman. The film score was composed by Frank Marsales. The cartoon's plot is somewhat similar to that of the later "Looney Tunes" cartoons "Porky's Duck Hunt" and "Porky's Hare Hunt". A gang of men (male animals in this cartoon) set out on a fox hunt equipped with guns, horses and hounds; however, a fox evades them. The fox is discovered by Bosko and his dog, Bruno, who are