Quorn Hunt Quorn Hunt The Quorn Hunt, usually called the Quorn, established in 1696, is one of the world's oldest fox hunting packs and claims to be the United Kingdom's most famous hunt. Its country is mostly in Leicestershire, together with some smaller areas of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Despite the intended by the Hunting Act 2004, the Quorn continues to go out on four days of the week during the autumn and winter months. The hunt traces its origins to a pack of foxhounds established in 1696 at Tooley Park, Leicestershire, by the youthful Thomas Boothby (1677–1752). Its present name comes from
Heather, Leicestershire is a new woodland called Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood, and celebrated the 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Heather Parish Church is dedicated to St John Baptist. The Anglican parishes of Heather and Ibstock are now the responsibility of the same clergyman (Rector of Ibstock). The village is famous for its Scarecrow and Music Festivals, usually held around July/August. Heather was for 63 years the home of David Taylor, Labour MP for North West Leicestershire from 1997 until his death in 2009. Heather, Leicestershire Heather () is a village west of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England. The