Ampthill
Ward in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.032, -0.466 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 05 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01234 (Bedford) |
Ampthill is a compact market town and ward in Central Bedfordshire, set on the wooded crest of the Greensand Ridge with wide views over the surrounding Bedfordshire countryside. Its setting is dominated by the formal parkland of Ampthill Park and the nearby ruin of Houghton House, reminders of the area’s long landscape and aristocratic history stretching back to Tudor and later estate development.
Today the ward combines a busy little high street of independent shops, cafes and local services with a mix of small businesses and light industry on the edge, and a strong community calendar including fairs and an annual festival in the park. Good commuter links via nearby Flitwick station and the M1 and A507 roads mean the area blends local rural character with easy access to larger employment centres.
Postcode districts covering Ampthill
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.2 miles
- Northampton 22.4 miles
- Luton 9.5 miles
- Bedford 7.3 miles
- Stevenage 14.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 19.3 miles
- St. Albans 20.2 miles
- Aylesbury 20.9 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 19.4 miles
- Dunstable 10.4 miles
- Wellingborough 21.3 miles
- Bletchley 12 miles
Neighbouring places
- Maulden Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Ampthill Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Flitton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Flitton and Greenfield Parish 1.9 miles
- Clophill Built-up area 2 miles
- Greenfield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Silsoe Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Flitwick Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ward 2.6 miles
- Pulloxhill Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ampthill
MK45 2AQ, MK45 2FQ, MK45 2UF, MK45 2RN, MK45 2SA, MK45 9FL, MK45 2HY, MK45 2ER, MK45 2JY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 31.5 miles
- Flitwick Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Millbrook Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Ampthill Ad
- The White Hart 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 5.2 miles
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 7.7 miles
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.4 miles
- Mitchell Hall 7.4 miles
- The Woburn Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 6.6 miles
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 7 miles
- Verve Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- D'parys 7.7 miles
Schools in Ampthill
- Alameda Middle School All ages
- Maulden Lower School Primary
- Redborne Upper School and Community College Secondary
- Russell Lower School Primary
- St Mary's VA C of E Lower School Primary
- The Firs Lower School Primary
Local points of interest
- Redbourne College College 1.6 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 2.1 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 2.5 miles
- Wrest House Estate 2.8 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 5.8 miles
- Toddington library Library 6.4 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 6.5 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9.3 miles
- British School Museum Museum 10 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 10.3 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 11.5 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 12.1 miles