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Ashby-de-la-Zouch (/ ˈ æ ʃ b i d ə l ə ˈ z uː ʃ /), [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.
Ashby de la Zouch Castle was the purpose-built seat of one of the most powerful men in late 15th-century English politics, William, Lord Hastings. His adaptations to the relatively modest existing manor house at Ashby began in 1472–3, but by the time of his sudden fall from grace and execution in 1483 only about half of his grand design had ...
Originally constructed in Norman times, Ashby de la Zouch Castle was the property of the Zouch family until the end of the 14th century, when it passed through a number of hands before landing in the possession of Edward IV ‘s Chamberlin, William, Lord Hastings in 1462.
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle is a ruined fortification in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. The castle was built by William, Lord Hastings, a favourite of Edward IV, after 1473, accompanied by the creation of a 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) park.
Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ashby de la Zouch like this: Ashby-de-la-Zouch, par., township, and market town, N. Leicestershire, on river Mease, 16 m. NW. of Leicester and 118 miles from London by rail -- par., 8097 ac., pop. 8512; township, 6980 ...
Ashby de la Zouch is an outstanding example of a late medieval castle developed by a single family as its principal seat up until the Civil Wars of the 1640s. It is also significant for the unusual amount of evidence that survives for the surrounding landscape in the 16th and 17th centuries.
South Street, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1BR. Book Online Save 15%. The property began as a manor house in the 12th century and reached castle status in the 15th century. Come and find out about the castle’s colourful history with our lively audio tour.
