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The navigable Soar in Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire

River Soar The River Soar is a major tributary of the River Trent and is the principal river of Leicestershire. The source of the river is midway between Hinckley and Lutterworth, it then flows north through Leicester where it is joined by the Grand Union Canal, and continues through the Leicestershire Soar Valley, passing Loughborough, and Kegworth until it reaches the Trent at the county boundary. In the 18th century the Soar was made navigable to Leicester. (Read more)