Ratcliffe on Soar

Ratcliffe-on-Soar, sometimes written Ratcliffe-upon-Soar or Radcliffe-on-Soar, is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire on the River Soar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Midlands Parkway railway station and All Saints Church.

East Midlands Parkway railway station

Railway station

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East Midlands Parkway railway station is located just north of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, in Nottinghamshire, England; Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station lies next to the railway.

All Saints Church

Church

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All Saints’ Church, Thrumpton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire. A stone font in the churchyard is Grade II listed.

The Church of St. Winifred is a church in Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire. It is part of an informal grouping of five churches that are known collectively as "The 453 Churches" as they straddle the A453. The other churches in the group are:…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Donington and Shardlow.

Castle Donington

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Castle Donington is a market village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport.

Shardlow

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Shardlow is a village in Derbyshire, England about 6 miles southeast of Derby and 11 miles southwest of Nottingham. Part of the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne, and the district of South Derbyshire, it is also very close to the border with Leicestershire, defined by the route of the River Trent which passes close to the south.

Long Eaton

Town

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Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies just north of the River Trent, about 6 miles south-west of Nottingham and 9 miles south-east of Derby. Long Eaton is situated 2½ miles north of Ratcliffe on Soar.