River Soar
The River Soar is a major tributary of the River Trent in the East Midlands as well as the principal river of Leicestershire, England. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth.
- Type: Stream
- Description: principal river of Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “ソー川” and “ソアー川”
Places of Interest
Highlights: East Midlands Parkway railway station and Sawley Railway Viaduct.
East Midlands Parkway railway station
Railway station
All Saints’ Church, Sawley
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ratcliffe-on-Soar and Sawley.
Lockington
Village
River Soar
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.86667° or 52° 52′ north
Longitude
-1.28333° or 1° 17′ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
9C4WVP88+MM
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Soar” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Soar”
- Belarusian: “Сор”
- Cebuano: “River Soar”
- Chinese: “索尔河”
- Chinese: “索爾河”
- Chinese: “蘇亞河”
- Dutch: “Soar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سوار”
- Finnish: “Soar”
- French: “Soar”
- German: “River Soar”
- German: “Soar”
- Hebrew: “סואר”
- Italian: “Soar”
- Japanese: “ソア川”
- Macedonian: “Соар”
- Panjabi: “ਸੋਅਰ ਨਦੀ”
- Polish: “Soar”
- Romanian: “Râul Soar”
- Russian: “Сор”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Soar”
- Swedish: “Soar”
- Welsh: “Afon Soar”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Trentlock and Thrumpton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station and Long Eaton railway station.
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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.
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