Ashby-de-la-zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, frequently shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, inside the National Forest. It's a sister city with Pithiviers in north-central France and is situated near to the Derbyshire border. The civil parish contains the hamlets of Shellbrook, west of the town, and Boundary to its north-west. Nearby villages include Lount, Normanton le Heath, Smisby, Packington, Donisthorpe, Oakthorpe, Moira, Measham and Coleorton. The towns of Swadlincote, Burton-upon-Trent, Melbourne and Coalville are all within ten miles of Ashby, while the city of Derby is 11.5 miles due north. The town is situated at the heart of the National Forest and about 24 miles due south of the Peak District National Park. It lies on the A42 national route in between Tamworth and Nottingham. The permanent resident population of the town, as per the 2001 census, was 12758, which grew to 13759 by the 2011 census. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle was important in the 15th to the 17th centuries. In the 19th century, the town became a spa town and ahead of the development of Coalville, it was the chief town in northwest Leicestershire. During the 19th century, its most important industries were ribbon manufacture, coal mining and brickmaking. The town was served by the Leicester to Burton-upon-Trent Line of the Midland Railway from 1849. Several the buildings in Market Street, the town's major thoroughfare, are timber framed, but the majority of this was hidden by later brick facades. The Bull's Head public house retains its original Elizabethan half-timbering, although the majority of this was plastered over some years ago and can now no longer be identified from the street. For all of your house improvement projects, ensure that you pick reputable professionals in Ashby-de-la-Zouch to make sure you get the top quality service.
