[78-L] towns with funny names

[David Lennick]

Okay..I misspelled the town, but so did the songwriters.

eBay: Find Ashby De La Zooch 1945 Hoffman Drake Livingston

http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/ashby-de-la-zouch.asp

The unusual name of Ashby de la Zouch is derived from the Breton nobleman, who 
inherited the estate through marriage in the 12th century. Ashby developed into 
a Spa town in the 19th century, it has a long wide main street, with fine 
Elizabethan half-timbered houses and delightful bow fronted Georgian shops.

Ashby de la Zouch Castle - Built in the 15th century by the first Lord 
Hastings. The castle is an impressive ruin of a late medieval castle, dominated 
by its magnificent tower. Sir Walter Scott took Ashby Castle as the setting for 
the tournament in his novel 'Ivanhoe', it was here that Mary Queen of Scots was 
held prisoner for a time by Lord Hastings's grandson first Earl of Huntingdon.

dl wrote:
> I have seen a letter postmarked Ashby de la Zooch. So it's a postal address if 
> nothing else! No idea whether the folks there want to smooch or are as happy as 
> a pooch.
> 
> dl
> 
> banjobud at cfl.rr.com wrote:
>> Is there (or was there) a town called Ashby Della Zootch Castle Abbey, as referenced in the 1949 song by (IIRC) the Song Spinners?
>>
>> Bud
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