| Ashby-de-la-Zouch/Ashby | |
|---|---|
| Town and civil parish | |
Top to bottom, left to right: Ashby de la Zouch Castle, St Helen's Church & Market Street | |
  Ashby-de-la-Zouch/Ashby Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 15,120 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK3516 |
| • London | 115 SE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | |
| Post town | Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
| Postcode district | LE65 |
| Dialling code | 01530 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Ashby de la Zouch Town Council |
Ashby-de-la-Zouch (/ˈæʃbi də lə ˈzuːʃ/),[2] also spelled Ashby de la Zouch,[a] is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire borders. Its population at the 2021 census was 16,491.[3] Ashby de la Zouch Castle was an important fort in the 15th to 17th centuries. During the 19th century, the town's main industry was ribbon manufacturing.
The civil parish includes the hamlets of Shellbrook to the west and Boundary to the north-west. Swadlincote, Burton upon Trent, Melbourne and Coalville are within 10 miles (16 km), with Derby 12 miles (19 km) due north. It lies at the heart of the National Forest, 24 miles (39 km) south of the Peak District National Park, on the A42 between Tamworth and Nottingham.
- ^ "Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Leicestershire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Wells 2008, p. 47.
- ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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