Ampthill
Ampthill is a Village in the county of Bedfordshire.
There are great places to visit near Ampthill including some great towns, nature reserves, ancient sites, hills, woodlands, rivers and streams, villages, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.
The area around Ampthill boasts some of the best towns including Sandy, Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Cranfield, and Biggleswade.
The area around Ampthill boasts some of the best nature reserves including RSPB The Lodge, and Sharnbrook Summit.
The area close to Ampthill boasts some of the best ancient sites including Galley Hill Hillfort.
The area close to Ampthill boasts some of the best hills including Galley Hill Hillfort.
Ampthill is near some unmissable woodlands like The Everton Estate,
Rivers and Streams to visit near Ampthill include River Great Ouse at Bedford.
Ampthill has some unmissable villages nearby like Stevington, Cardington, Willington - Bedford, Whipsnade, Stewartby, Aspley Guise, and Great Barford.
Stevington Windmill, Willington Dovecote and Stables, Bedford School Chapel, Stewartby Brickworks, Great Barford Bridge, Market Place Woburn, and Town Hall at Woburn are some of Ampthill best historic buildings to visit near Ampthill.
Ampthill has some unmissable country parks nearby like Priory Country Park, and Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade Estate.
Priory Lake is a great place to visit close to Ampthill if you like lakes.
The Mall Luton is one of Ampthill's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Ampthill.
Ampthill History
There are some historic monuments around Ampthill:
Places to see near Ampthill
History of Ampthill
In the mid-1780s, John Fitzpatrick, the 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory, led a campaign to improve the town centre. He created the current market place, erected the water pump and built a new clock tower. Lord Upper Ossory was also responsible for a cross commemorating Catherine of Aragon, with an inscription by Horace Walpole, and a row of thatched cottages built between 1812 and 1816 to house his estate workers.
