Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Charnwood · Region: East Midlands
Explore Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barrow upon Soar map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Barrow upon Soar |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | Charnwood |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.752401 |
| Longitude | -1.148798 |
| Place Type | Village |
Barrow upon Soar rests contentedly in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire. It lies 4.4 km east-south-east of Loughborough (from Loughborough: bearing 120°T, OS grid SK 575 175), and is situated north-east of Quorndon village. The River Soar, a ribbon of silver under the East Midlands sky, has long shaped the fortunes and character of Barrow upon Soar, its waters once busy with the commerce of industry. The village green, a generous expanse of emerald, is often brushed by a soft, diffused light, lending a quiet dignity to the surrounding stone buildings that speak of a long and steady past. Though the hum of the ancient mills has faded, a sense of enduring connection to the land and its waterways still lingers, a gentle resonance in the everyday lives of Barrow upon Soar.
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Explore Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.752401, -1.148798. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |