A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
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 ac., pop. 7465; town, pop. 4536; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. The town has mfrs. of hosiery, hats, and leather. The par. contains extensive mines of coal, lead, ironstone, and limestone. Ashby Castle, built by Sir Wm. Hastings in 1480, and now in ruins, was for some time the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Ashby de la Zouch CP/AP Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Ashby de la Zouch |
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