Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby de la Zouch
Market Street
Ashby de la Zouch Location within Leicestershire
Population	16,491 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SK3516
Civil parish	Ashby de la Zouch
District	North West Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Postcode district	LE65
Dialling code	01530
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North West Leicestershire
Website	Ashby de la Zouch Town Council
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°44′46″N 1°28′34″W / 52.746°N 1.476°W / 52.746; -1.476

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 industries were ribbon manufacturing, coal mining, and brickmaking.

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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