Local History

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• Barrow Train Crash 2008
• Bygone Barrow upon Soar
• Barrow upon Soar 1846
• Barrow in the 20th Century
• Round House

• History of Framework Knitting

• Lime Kiln Workings
Archaeology excavations in Barrow upon Soar

• Ralph's Story
Recollections of Barrow 1920 - 40s

• The Official Guide to Barrow upon Soar (approx 1950) (PDF, 4.7 Mb)
• The Cemetery Chapel
• The Old King Bill (Part 1)
• The Old King Bill (Part 2)
• The Plesiosaur
• Steve Squires - First flight in the 'Flea'

Historical Snippets

• Barrow Village History
• People
• Religion
• Sport
• Education
• Buildings

• Joyce Sutton : a living history
• The Barrow Dakota or was it a Lancaster?
• Solving the mystery of Barrow’s plank