AJ Roofing Contractors Ltd
Based in Derby, DE65 · 10 miles awayLatest review
Andrew K., NG16
March 2026
Sun Tunnel in Nottingham
I found the quote was more than I expected so have not yet had work done
Ashby-de-la-zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, in the National Forest. It's twinned with Pithiviers in north-central France and is situated near to the Derbyshire border. The civil parish consists of the hamlets of Shellbrook, west of the town, and Boundary to its north-west. Some nearly villages are Lount, Normanton le Heath, Smisby, Packington, Donisthorpe, Oakthorpe, Moira, Measham and Coleorton. The towns of Swadlincote, Burton-upon-Trent, Melbourne and Coalville are all within 10 miles of Ashby, while the city of Derby is 11.5 miles to the north. The town is situated at the heart of the National Forest and approximately 24 miles south of the Peak District National Park. It lies on the A42 national route between Tamworth and Nottingham. The permanent resident population of the town, as per the 2001 census, was 12758, which increased to 13759 by the 2011 census. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle was significant from the 15th to the 17th centuries. In the 19th century, the town became a spa town and before the development of Coalville, it was the chief town in northwest Leicestershire. During the 19th century, its principal industries were ribbon manufacture, coal mining and brickmaking. The town was served by the Leicester to Burton-upon-Trent Line of the Midland Railway from 1849. A lot of the buildings in Market Street, the town's principal thoroughfare, are timber framed, but most of this was hidden by later brick facades. The Bull's Head public house still has its original Elizabethan half-timbering, though most of this was plastered over some years ago and can now no longer be identified from the street. For all your home improvement projects, be sure that you employ reputable pros in Ashby-de-la-Zouch to make sure you get the top quality service.
