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Soar ValleyThe Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England is the basin of the River Soar, which rises south of Leicester and flows north through Charnwood before meeting the River Trent at Trent Lock on the Nottinghamshire Border. North of Leicester, the A6 Trunk Road follows the river. The road now runs right across the floodplain cutting across the meanders, but originally ran through the Soar Valley villages of Birstall Rothley, Mountsorrel and Quorn, which lie on the west side of the valley. On the East side lie Barrow upon Soar, Cossington and Sileby. The valley then reaches Loughborough, with the river running to the East of the town, passing through the abandoned settlement of Cotes. The river frequently merges and splits with the Grand Union Canal, and indeed the village of Barrow upon Soar is known for its canal heritage. The river is joined near Rothley by the River Wreake and Rothley Brook. The roads which cross the valley East-West regularly flood after heavy rain, although the A6 Trunkroad is built on a bank, and therefore provides a "causeway" along the valley when the river is in full flood.
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