Sir Edward Zouch of Woking was a Courtier to King James I and King Charles I, a masque actor, and Knight Marshal of the King's Household.  He should not be confused with his contemporary and cousin, the diplomat Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche.  He was the son of Sir Willam Zouch (or Zouche); his mother's name is not known.

At court, Sir Edward amused the King by singing and telling bawdy songs and tales.

Sir Edward Zouch was made steward of Woking Manor or Palace and keeper of the park on 9 May 1609.  In June 1609 Simon Basil, the surveyor of the royal works came to Woking to estimate costs for repairs to the manor, office houses, and two bridges.  Zouch asked Basil to estimate for cleaning out the moat and building a new bridge over the river at the front of the house. This would increase the privacy of the king's garden. King James was a frequent visitor to Woking.  On 28 August 1620, Zouch wrote to his cousin Lord Zouch of Odiham that he intended to offer King James and Prince Charles more mirth in their forthcoming visit to Woking than the Bishop of Winchester would at Farnham, with masques every night.  King James stayed at Woking with Zouch at the start of September 1624. He hunted towards Busbridge, and wrote to the Duke of Buckingham that he would stay longer, "so earnest I am to kill more of Zouch's great stags."

In 1620, Sir Edward Zouch was appointed keeper of Woking Palace. In November that year, Zouch was given the manors of Woking, Bagshot, and Chobham, with the proviso that he should return the service of carrying the first dish to the king's table on the Feast of St James and pay £100. He was also Forester of Woking. Sir Edward proceeded to build himself a new dwellinghouse on some higher ground at Hoe Bridge, about a mile to the north of the palace; this was Hoe Bridge Place or Hoe Place.  He probably used building materials from the palace which was likely already in a state of some decay.

Sir Edward Zouch died on 7 June 1634. Zouch had donated a panelled oak gallery to St Peter's Church, Woking in 1622; his name is painted across its architrave.  In his will, he requested that he be buried there ‘at night’. There is a Latin memorial inscription to Zouch placed by his wife in St Peter’s Church, noting his court position as "Marescalli Aulici", or "Marshall of the Household".