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Culture - song/s?[edit]

If the song Charlie Mingus recorded is the same as the one the Merry Macs recorded in the same year, then the title probably has nothing to do with Irving Ashby. Does anyone know? --Hugh7 (talk) 21:49, 18 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Meaning of Ashby[edit]

I'm not sure I agree with the last edit that changes the meaning of Ashby to being Ash Town from the previous version that said Ash Farm. I was always taught that it actually meant "By the Ash tree (farm)". I cant seem to find anything that states this though other than other Wikipaedia articles about other Asbhy's in England... Anyway, Im going to change it back to Ash Farm, can we discuss changes back here please? Onesti (talk) 16:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK norse languages are not rocket science either. The "Ash" in Ashby means, well, ash. The "by" in Ashby means town, or place. Everything else is interpretation or context. Himbeerkuchen (talk) 14:25, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, there's no way Wikipedia can foist upon the public an article about "Ashby-de-la-zouch" -- purportedly a town in England -- and not explain the name. Does this town really exist? Given the name, I would doubt it. --Factrenderer (talk) 19:59, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The town undoubted exists and can be found easily on google maps by clicking on the co-ordinates given in the article. As to where the name came from, I don't know. It could be a through back to the Norman conquest or a later affectation. noq (talk) 20:11, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Calder colours[edit]

Would listing calder colours as a major employer in ashby still be valid? because as of 31st of may the factory site has been leveled.I would edit it but am unsure if the company has relocated somewhere else in ashby. anyone else know? Stickman123 (talk) 22:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ashby (de la Zouch) railway station[edit]

Hello, Ashby de la Zouch railway station says in it's infobox that it was renamed from Ashby to Ashby de la Zouch 24 years before it was opened. Has anybody here an idea on the correct dates? --Sascha Claus ✉ 21:06, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have amended the infobox to give the same dates as the adjacent text: when the corect renaming date is found it could be added.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 09:14, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Opened 1 March 1849; renamed Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Railway Clearing House official Handbook of Stations in 1867, but Bradshaw's timetables and the raiwlay company's own publicity retained simple Ashby until 1924/5; the station was closed 7 September 1964. Afterbrunel (talk) 20:38, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tournaments[edit]

In the novel/film Ivanhoe and the video game Defender of the Crown (itself based on Ivanhoe), tournaments take place near Ashby. Is this based on historical fact or was it an invention of the author? Axeman (talk) 00:06, 22 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Flashman[edit]

It should be mentioned that the Flashman papers were allegedly discovered by George MacDonald Fraser at Ashby (sample ref: https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/george-macdonald-fraser-obe-1-1072423), this being the most frequent reason why people have heard of your splendid town. I would edit the article myself, but I am terribly drunk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.14.95.126 (talk) 21:05, 20 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

The OS still uses hyphens so I'd suggest per WP:COMMONNAME we should still. Crouch, Swale (talk) 14:22, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Transport section[edit]

I am sure that people using this article will go to the "Transport" section looking for information about present-day facilities.

At present this section starts with a canal that was never built, and continues with a railway station that was closed in 1964. May I suggest that this is what gets Wikipedia a bad name. Afterbrunel (talk) 20:42, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Zeppelin... really?[edit]

the article currently states under History, that a German enemy Zeppelin passed over the town during WW1. Now, despite the curious double adjective (could there have been friendly German Zeppelins in WW1?), this seems to be a very weird statement. How is this relevant? How does it define the town? I mean, to have reached Ashby, that Zeppelin must have crossed over dozens if not hundreds of other places in Britain. That would mean if we mention it here, it also goes into all those other town articles? Himbeerkuchen (talk) 14:17, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]