Ashby Castle

Castle
Clockwise from top: Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Lower Packington Road & Leicester Road
Castle is located in Leicestershire
Castle
Castle
Location within Leicestershire
Population3,171 (2021 Census Ward Profile)
• London115 mi (185 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshby-de-la-Zouch
Postcode districtLE65
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°44′39″N 1°27′48″W / 52.744153°N 1.463206°W / 52.744153; -1.463206

Castle is a ward and suburb of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.

Geography

The ward covers the southeastern part of Ashby and takes its name from the castle.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 3,171. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Ashby Castle: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 3,040 95.9%
Asian or Asian British 72 2.3%
Mixed 51 1.6%
Other Ethnic Group 6 0.1%
Black or Black British 2 0.1%
Total 3,171 100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Ashby Castle: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 1,639 54.2%
Irreligious 1,314 43.5%
Hindu 37 1.2%
Other religion 17 0.6%
Buddhist 4 0.1%
Jewish 4 0.1%
Sikh 4 0.1%
Muslim 2 0.1%
Total 3,171 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
  2. "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
  3. "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ashby Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Hill, Graham (8 May 2024). "Ashby councillor is made District Council chairman - as Blunt is re-elected as leader". Ashby Nub News. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ashby Castle - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Ashby Castle (North West Leicestershire) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Gomme, Andor Harvey; Gomme, Austin Harvey; Maguire, Alison; Alison, Maguire (1 January 2008). Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12645-7. Retrieved 14 October 2024.