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Ampthill
Market place in Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, England.
Ampthill
England, United Kingdom
Ampthill, town (parish), Central Bedfordshire unitary authority, historic county of Bedfordshire, south-central England. It is located 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Bedford.
The Church of St. Andrew contains a monument to Richard Nicolls (1624–72), the first English governor of New York. Ampthill Park, with its ancient oaks, marks the site of the castle where Catherine of Aragon was forced to reside pending her divorce from Henry VIII. The current house on the site was built in 1694. Ampthill’s interests are market gardening and farming. Pop. (2001) 6,767; (2011) 7,028.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.
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