The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, a detailed record of land ownership and settlements in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. In the Domesday Book, it was recorded as “Quintone,” and the village was a small agricultural settlement with land held by a local lord. The name “Quinton” is derived from the Old English “Cwinta,” meaning “the settlement of Cwinta” (a personal name).
Upper Quinton detailed on John Speed’s old map of Warwickshire c.1600 