Ashby Castle
| Castle[1] | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Lower Packington Road & Leicester Road | |
![Castle[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Castle[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Castle[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 3,171 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
| Postcode district | LE65 |
| Dialling code | 01530 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Castle[3] is a ward[4] and suburb[5] of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.
Geography
[edit]The ward covers the southeastern part of Ashby and takes its name from the castle.[6]
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Ashby Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ashby Castle - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Ashby Castle (North West Leicestershire) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
