Barrow upon Soar
| Barrow upon Soar | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 9 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 5000 (as of 2001) | ||
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| prefix | 01509 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Leicestershire | ||
| Website: Barrow upon Soar | |||
Barrow upon Soar is a village of about 5000 people south of Loughborough in Charnwood , Leicestershire . The place is on the east bank of the Soar opposite the A6. Barrow upon Soar gained fame when the bones of a plesiosaur were excavated there in 1851 and are now on display in the New Walk Museum in Leicester.
partnership
There is a partnership with Marans , a municipality in the Charente-Maritime department in France .
Sons and daughters of the village
- Peter Preston (1938-2018), journalist
- Sally Barker (* 1959), singer and songwriter
Web links
Commons : Barrow upon Soar - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Bridge over the Soar in Barrow