River Soar which passes through the centre of Leicester known as the 'Mile Straight' is home to De Montfort University Rowing Club, the University of Leicester Boat Club and Leicester Rowing Club a rowing and sculling club formed in 1882. See also List of crossings of the River Soar Rivers of the United Kingdom Soar Valley Barrow-upon-Soar Kingston-on- or upon-Soar Normanton-on- or upon-Soar Ratcliffe- or Radcliffe-upon-Soar Stanford-on-Soar References External links River Soar at Canal and River Trust Leicester and Soar River Navigations at Canal Routes Leicester Environmental Strategy River navigations in the United Kingdom Rivers of Leicestershire Rivers of Nottinghamshire Tributaries of the River Trent