Barrow Upon Soar parish church

Barrow upon Soar is a large village in northern Leicestershire, in the Soar Valley between Leicester and Loughborough. It has a population of around 5,000 and is part of the Charnwood local government district. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... The Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England is the basin of the River Soar, which rises south of Leicester and flows north through Charnwood before meeting the River Trent at Trent Lock on the Nottinghamshire Border. ... Charnwood may refer to: Charnwood (borough), a local government district in England Charnwood Forest, located within the borough Operation Charnwood, a failed operation during the Battle of Normandy in World War II Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency), electorate in the British House of Commons Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of...

It lies, as its name indicates, on the east bank of River Soar (where the Fishpool Brook joins it), and is just opposite the A6 from Quorn. The village is on the Midland Main Line, and Ivanhoe Line trains stop at the Barrow-upon-Soar railway station. The river in Leicester The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. ... This article is about the A6 road in England. ... Quorndon is a village in Leicestershire, England. ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ... Barrow-upon-Soar railway station is a railway station serving the town of Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire, England. ...

The village is famous for having a plesiosaur excavated in its past, of species Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus, dubbed the 'Barrow Kipper'. The dinosaur was found in a lime pit outside of the village in 1851, and a roundabout with a sign representing its skeleton lies at the centre of the village. The actual bones are on display at the Leicestershire Museum and Art Gallery on New Walk in Leicester. Families Plesiosaurs (IPA ) (Greek: plesios, near to + sauros, lizard) were large, carnivorous aquatic reptiles. ... For excavation in civil engineering see earthworks (engineering). ... The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands region of the UK. The city is the traditional county town of Leicestershire. ...

Since 2006, work has been taking place on a new housing development in the village called Meadow Grange.

Twinning

Barrow Upon Soar is twinned with Marans in France, as is displayed on signs when exiting and entering the village via road travel.

External links

• Community website
• Barrow Voice
• Andy Reed MP for Barrow upon Soar

Coordinates: 52°44′N, 1°09′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...