Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby-de-la-Zouch (/ˈæʃbi də lə ˈzuːʃ/), also spelled Ashby de la Zouch, 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. Ashby de la Zouch Castle was an important fort in the 15th to 17th centuries. During the 19th century, the town's main industries were ribbon manufacturing, coal mining, and brickmaking.

Ashby de la Zouch
Market Street
Ashby de la Zouch
Location within Leicestershire
Population16,491 (2021 Census)
OS grid referenceSK3516
Civil parish
  • Ashby de la Zouch
District
  • North West Leicestershire
Shire county
  • Leicestershire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshby-de-la-Zouch
Postcode districtLE65
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • North West Leicestershire
WebsiteAshby de la Zouch Town Council

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.

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