Who owns the Royal Hotel Ashby de la Zouch?

Oakland Hotels
The hotel was run by a business called Oakland Hotels which, according to Companies House, has two directors – Klaus Michael Bach, of Sugworth, near Sheffield, and Simon Peter Dawson, of Donisthorpe. Oakland Hotels said the cost of renovating it would have been £3.5 million.

Is Ashby de la Zouch a nice place to live?

The market town of Ashby de la Zouch, or plain old Ashby to anyone who knows it well, really is the jewel in the crown of Leicestershire – and clearly the best place to live in the best county in England.

Is Ashby de la Zouch open?

11am to 6pm both days Ashby de la Zouch is an ancient market town in the middle of the National Forest. This is our 12th year of the annual open gardens. Come and visit our beautiful yet different gardens. See a vast array of stunning and unusual plants in glorious locations.

Is Ashby de la Zouch Rural?

About Ashby de la Zouch It is surrounded by thriving farm land and has a strong rural community.

Why is it called Ashby de la Zouch?

The name ‘Ashby’ appears to be from the Saxon ‘aesc’ meaning Ash abd ‘byr’, a habitation. when Norman nobleman Alain de Parrhoet La Zouch inherited his position as Lord of the Manor by marriage.

What shops are in Ashby de la Zouch?

Shops near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

• Knights Chase. Woodcock Way, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1AX 0.6 miles.
• Cattows Farm. Swepstone Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 2RF 4.0 miles.
• Toons Furnishing Superstore.
• Coopers Square Shopping Centre.
• Toys R Us.
• Staywell Health.
• Dobbies Derby.

What does Ashby de la Zouch mean in English?

This is a word of Anglo-Danish origin, meaning “Ash-tree farm” or “Ash-tree settlement”. The Norman French name extension dates from the years after the Norman conquest of England, when Ashby became a possession of the La Zouche family during the reign of Henry III.

Is Ashby de la Zouch safe?

Ashby-de-la-Zouch is among the top 10 most dangerous small towns in Leicestershire, and is the 54th most dangerous overall out of Leicestershire’s 237 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 2020 was 56 crimes per 1,000 people.

What is the meaning of Zouch?

It is a topographical name for a dweller by the tree stump, or a nickname given to someone of stocky build, from the Old French, Middle English “s(o)uche”, a tree stump (probably of Gaulish origin, apparently ultimately related to the Olde English “stocc”).

How do you pronounce Zouch?

Not far away in Nottinghamshire there is a village called Zouch and that is pronounced Zoch.

Where does the name Ashby de la Zouch come from?