Barrow upon Soar

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History

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Notable people

• William Beveridge, Bishop of St Asaph, was born at Barrow, of which his grandfather, father, and brother were all vicars.
• Ralph Heathcote, clergyman and author, was born at Barrow, where his father was curate.
• John Bradshaw, clergyman and cricketer, was born here.
• Lieutenant-General Edward Chippindall, British Army officer and Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria, lived in Barrow upon Soar for the last twenty years of his life and was a member of the Quorn Hunt.
• Henry Melvill Gwatkin, church historian, was born at Barrow, a son of the Rev. Richard Gwatkin.
• Henry Pottinger Stephens, a playwright and journalist, was from Barrow
• Frank Darvall Newham, a schoolmaster and clergyman who spent most of his career in Cyprus, was from Barrow upon Soar.
• Harold Wright, a cricketer, was born in Barrow and died of wounds during the First World War.
• John Stafford Curtis, cricketer, was a native of the village.
• Sir Franklin Gimson, Governor of Singapore, was born in Barrow in 1890, the son of a local clergyman.
• Alfred Matts, cricketer, was a native of Barrow
• Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson, a Second World War flying ace, was born here.
• Peter Preston, editor of The Guardian from 1975 to 1995, was born here, the son of a greengrocer,
• Paul Munden, cricketer, was born at Barrow upon Soar.
• Brian Reffin Smith, an artist and writer, attended the Humphrey Perkins School in Barrow.
• Mick Bates, a Welsh Assembly member, taught at the Humphrey Perkins School.
• Martin Schepens, a cricketer, was born in Barrow in 1955.
• Sally Barker, singer songwriter, of The Poozies, is from Barrow.
• Geoffrey North, editor of Current Biology, is from Barrow.

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