a town in Devonshire. It sends two members to parliament, and is one of the four stannery towns. It is seated among the hills, which are remarkable for tin and copper; and has a very handsome church. It contained 3053 inhabitants in 1811. It gives title of Baron to the family of Dunning. W. Long. 3° 10'. N. Lat. 50° 30'.

ASHBY de la Zouch, a market-town of Leicestershire, situated in W. Long. 1° 20'. N. Lat. 52° 40'. It had a castle which was long in the possession of the family of de la Zouch. It afterwards fell into the hands of Edward IV., who granted it to Sir Edward Hastings, Zouch created Baron Hastings, with license to make a castle of the manor-house, to which he adjointed a very high tower. It was demolished in 1648; but a great part of the tower is still standing. The town contained 3141 inhabitants in 1811.