Ashby Castle
{{Short description|Suburb and ward of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
{{For|the castle|Ashby de la Zouch Castle}}
{{Distinguish|Ashby, Loughborough}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.744153|-1.463206|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Leicestershire
| official_name = Castle{{cite web |title=Your Councillors |url=https://minutes-1.nwleics.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?VW=TABLE&PIC=1&FN=WARD |website=North West Leicestershire District Council |date=14 October 2024}}
| static_image_name = {{multiple images
| image1 = Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle.jpg
| image2 = Terraced houses, Leicester Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch - geograph.org.uk - 5874866.jpg
| image3 = Lower Packington Road, Ashby - geograph.org.uk - 6471451.jpg
|align = center |total_width = 280|perrow=1 2
}}
| static_image_caption = Clockwise from top: Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Lower Packington Road & Leicester Road
| population = 3,171
| population_ref = (2021 Census Ward Profile){{cite web |title=Ashby Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/wards/north_west_leicestershire/E05010091__ashby_castle/ |website=citypopulation.de |access-date=14 October 2024}}
| shire_district = North West Leicestershire
| shire_county = Leicestershire
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = North West Leicestershire
| civil_parish = Ashby-de-la-Zouch
| post_town = Ashby-de-la-Zouch
| postcode_district = LE65
| postcode_area = LE
| dial_code = 01530
| os_grid_reference =
| london_distance_mi = 115
| london_direction = SE
}}
Castle{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Graham |title=Ashby councillor is made District Council chairman - as Blunt is re-elected as leader |url=https://ashby.nub.news/news/local-news/ashby-councillor-is-made-north-west-leicestershire-district-council-for-the-next-year-229079 |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Ashby Nub News |date=8 May 2024 |language=en}} is a ward{{cite web |title=Ashby Castle - MapIt |url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/145001.html |website=mapit.mysociety.org |access-date=14 October 2024}} and suburb{{cite web |last1=Club |first1=Saturday Walkers |title=Ashby Castle (North West Leicestershire) ward map - SWC |url=https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/leicestershire/north-west-leicestershire/ashby-castle-ward.html |website=Saturday Walkers Club |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=en}} of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.
Geography
The ward covers the southeastern part of Ashby and takes its name from the castle.{{cite book |last1=Gomme |first1=Andor Harvey |last2=Gomme |first2=Austin Harvey |last3=Maguire |first3=Alison |last4=Alison |first4=Maguire |title=Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes |date=1 January 2008 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-12645-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9QyzoRo_c0cC&dq=ashby+de+la+zouch+castle&pg=PA25 |access-date=14 October 2024 |language=en}}
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 3,171. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;" |Ashby Castle: Ethnicity: 2021 Census |
| Ethnic group
!Population ! % |
|---|
| White
| style="text-align:right;" |3,040 | style="text-align:right;" |95.9% |
| Asian or Asian British
| style="text-align:right;" |72 | style="text-align:right;" |2.3% |
| Mixed
| style="text-align:right;" |51 | style="text-align:right;" |1.6% |
| Other Ethnic Group
| style="text-align:right;" |6 | style="text-align:right;" |0.1% |
| Black or Black British
| style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;" |0.1% |
| Total
| style="text-align:right;" |3,171 | style="text-align:right;" |100% |
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| class="wikitable"
| colspan="14" style="text-align:right;" |Ashby Castle: Religion: 2021 Census |
| Religious
!Population ! % |
|---|
| Christian
| style="text-align:right;" |1,639 | style="text-align:right;" |54.2% |
| Irreligious
| style="text-align:right;" |1,314 | style="text-align:right;" |43.5% |
| Hindu
| style="text-align:right;" |37 | style="text-align:right;" |1.2% |
| Other religion
| style="text-align:right;" |17 | style="text-align:right;" |0.6% |
| Buddhist
| style="text-align:right;" |4 | style="text-align:right;" |0.1% |
| Jewish
| style="text-align:right;" |4 | style="text-align:right;" |0.1% |
| Sikh
| style="text-align:right;" |4 | style="text-align:right;" |0.1% |
| Muslim
| style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;" |0.1% |
| Total
| style="text-align:right;" |3,171 | style="text-align:right;" |100% |
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Category:North West Leicestershire District