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 miles19.6 km
- Northampton 22.4 miles36 km
- Luton 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Bedford 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Stevenage 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Hemel Hempstead 19.3 miles31.1 km
- St. Albans 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Aylesbury 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Welwyn Garden City 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Dunstable 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Wellingborough 21.3 miles34.4 km
- Bletchley 12 miles19.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Maulden Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Ampthill Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Flitton Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Flitton and Greenfield Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Clophill Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Greenfield Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Silsoe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Flitwick Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Houghton Conquest Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Houghton Conquest & Haynes Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Pulloxhill Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Ampthill
MK45 2QL, MK45 2LG, MK45 2EF, MK45 2HZ, MK45 2QT, MK45 4DB, MK45 2JS, MK45 2TH, MK45 2RE … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Stansted Airport 31.5 miles50.7 km
- Flitwick Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Millbrook Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Ampthill Ad
- The White Hart 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.4 miles11.8 km
- The Woburn Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Mitchell Hall 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Verve Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- D'parys 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Best Western Moore Place Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
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 miles2.6 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 2.5 miles4 km
- Wrest House Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Moot Hall Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Toddington library Library 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Putteridge Bury Estate 9.3 miles14.9 km
- British School Museum Museum 10 miles16.2 km
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Stadium MK Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 12.1 miles19.4 km