River Soar

The River Soar is a tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands.

Related Topics:
Tributary - River Trent - English - East Midlands

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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.

Related Topics:
Hinckley - Leicestershire - Leicester - Grand Union Canal - Aylestone - Barrow-on-Soar - Loughborough - Kegworth - Ratcliffe-on-Soar - Nottinghamshire - Humber - North Sea - River Wreake - Syston

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

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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'.

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It passes

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• west of Aylestone
• west of City Centre and east of Leicester's West End
• west of Belgrave
• east of Birstall and west of Thurmaston
• it is joined by the River Wreake
• east of Mountsorrel and west of Sileby
• east of Quorn and west of Barrow-on-Soar
• through Loughborough (canalised?), with rest passing through Cotes then Stanford on Soar
• past Normanton on Soar
• east of Kegworth
• west of Kingston on Soar
• west of Ratcliffe on Soar
• joining the River Trent near the Trent Locks
 
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