The river in Leicester

The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. Download high resolution version (900x618, 227 KB)The River Soar in central Leicester. ... Download high resolution version (900x618, 227 KB)The River Soar in central Leicester. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ...

It rises near Hinckley in Leicestershire and flows through Leicester (where it is joined by the Grand Union Canal at Aylestone), Barrow-on-Soar , Loughborough and Kegworth, before joining the Trent near Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, and thence into the Humber and the North Sea. Its major tributary, the once navigable River Wreake, joins it near Syston. Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England, and is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ... The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ... Aylestone is a small town in Leicestershire, England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Kegworth (pronounced locally as Keggoth or kegg-wuth) is a village on the River Soar, Leicestershire, England. ... Ratcliffe-on-Soar is a village in Nottinghamshire on the River Soar. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Humber is also the name of one of the ranges of cars manufactured by the Rootes Group Humber is also the name of a river in Newfoundland, Canada, as well as a river and a college, both in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The River Wreake is a river in Leicestershire. ... Syston is a town in the English county of Leicestershire. ...

The Soar has been made navigable by boats and several shortcuts have been put in.

According to legend, the body of King Richard III of England was thrown into the Soar after his death. The bridge carrying the A47 across the Soar at Leicester is known as 'King Richard's Bridge'. Richard III (October 2, 1452 – August 22, 1485) was the King of England from 1483 until his death and the last king from the House of York. ...

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom