Ashby Castle

For the castle, see Ashby de la Zouch Castle.
Not to be confused with Ashby, Loughborough.
Castle[1]
Clockwise from top: Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Lower Packington Road & Leicester Road
Castle[1] is located in Leicestershire
Castle[1]
Castle[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population3,171 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
• 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[3] is a ward[4] and suburb[5] of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.

Geography

The ward covers the southeastern part of Ashby and takes its name from the castle.[6]

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. ^ "Ashby Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ashby Castle - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Ashby Castle (North West Leicestershire) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ 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.