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Ashby-de-la-Zouch

British  
/ ˌæʃbɪˌdələˈzuːʃ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Leicestershire: Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned (1569) in the castle. Pop: 11 409 (2001)

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Emergency services were called out to the fires in Holywell Avenue - in Ashby-de-la-Zouch - at 07:05 GMT, Prestop Drive at 07:08 and Clifton Drive at 07:19 on Friday.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Tommy Hunter's body was found by his friends in a hedge on Burton Road in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, after he did not return home from a night out in the town in December 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

This was after she made two trips to Ashby-de-la-Zouch to look for him.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

She said his plan, on 9 December, was to go on a night out in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

At the time of the Domesday survey Ashby-de-la-Zouch formed part of the estates of Hugh de Grentmaisnel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

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