Place:Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England

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NameBarrow upon Soar
Alt namesBarhousource: Domesday Book (1985) p 160
Barrow-upon-Soarsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTownship, Parish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.75°N 1.15°W
Located inLeicestershire, England
See alsoEast Goscote Hundred, Leicestershire, Englandhundred in which part of the parish was included
West Goscote Hundred, Leicestershire, Englandhundred in which part of the parish was included
Barrow upon Soar Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Charnwood District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Barrow upon Soar is a large village in northern Leicestershire, in the Soar Valley between Leicester and Loughborough, with a population at the 2011 census of 5,856.

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