Stanford on Soar

Stanford on Soar

Infobox UK place
official_name= Stanford on Soar
country= England
region= East Midlands
shire_district= Rushcliffe
shire_county= Nottinghamshire
civil_parish=
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static_image_caption = Church of St. John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar
population=
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latitude= 52.794167
longitude= -1.195694
post_town= LOUGHBOROUGH
postcode_area= LE
postcode_district= LE12
dial_code= 01509
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Stanford on Soar is a village and civil parish located on the River Soar, just within the Nottinghamshire side of the Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire boundary, in the Borough of Rushcliffe. It is around a mile north of Loughborough in Leicestershire. Other nearby places are Normanton on Soar and Cotes.

Close to the church there is a viaduct (Stanford Viaduct) over the River Soar carrying the former Great Central Railway. This stretch of line runs from the Midland Mainline at Loughborough South Junction to Ruddington and carries freight trains to the British Gypsum works at East Leake as well as heritage steam and diesel trains. There are proposals to build a railway bridge over the Midland Mainline, known as Loughborough Gap, at the east end of Loughborough Station to reconnect this stretch with the remaining Great Central Railway (preserved) running from Loughborough Central railway station to Leicester North.

Parish Church

The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was begun in the 13th Century and underwent a significant restoration in 1893. It is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham and is the most southerly parish in the Province of York. It also forms part of a joint Benefice with the neighbouring parishes of Costock, East Leake, West Leake and Rempstone. There is a Rector and Associate Priest.


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