Ampthill
Sign in to saveAmpthill () is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It lies between Bedford and Luton. At the 2021 census it had a population of 8,825.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ampthill market place.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ampthill town centre with clock tower (1852) and market place
- UK place.official_name
- Ampthill
- UK place.civil_parish
- Ampthill
- UK place.population_ref
- 8,822 (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Central Bedfordshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Bedfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Bedfordshire
- UK place.post_town
- BEDFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- MK45
- UK place.postcode_area
- MK
- UK place.dial_code
- 01525
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL035375
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 40
- UK place.london_direction
- SE
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- Notable buildings
- Houghton House
- Notable people
- Twin towns
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Ampthill () is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It lies between Bedford and Luton. At the 2021 census it had a population of 8,825.
==History== The name 'Ampthill' is of Anglo-Saxon origin. The first settlement was called 'Æmethyll', which literally means either 'anthill' or 'ant-infested hill'. In the Domesday Book, Ampthill is referred to as 'Ammetelle', with the landholder in 1086 being Nigel de la Vast. The actual entry reads: ''Ammetelle: Nigel de la Vast from Nigel d'Aubigny.'' A further variation may be 'Hampthull', in 1381.