North West Leicestershire District Leicestershire England United Kingdom
52.749212,-1.468618

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby-de-la-Zouch (), 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 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.

Distance between:

London to Ashby-de-la-Zouch 103 Miles / 166 Kms
Liverpool to Ashby-de-la-Zouch 78 Miles / 126 Kms

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Population 2017: 15119 inhabitants