Ratcliffe On Soar
History
Mesolithic scrapers and Neolithic flints have been found in Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
Ratcliffe is one of three nearby settlements whose name preserves the Brittonic word for "ramparts" (cf. Gaelic rath ), along with Ratby and the Roman ruins at Leicester, known as Ratae Corieltauvorum.
Evidence of a Roman villa and other structures has been found in the village, as well as Roman pottery.
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is listed as Radeclive. It's also thought the name comes from references to the red clay along the cliffs of the Soar.
The area was a filming location for the 2010 movie Skeletons.
Transport
The Midland Main Line runs by the village, which is served by the East Midlands Parkway railway station. A shuttle bus service runs from the railway station to East Midlands Airport.