Ampthill Park
Ampthill Park and Ampthill Park House is a country estate in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. The park was opened to the public after the Second World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paul Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: country house and former country estate in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Park House (Cheshire Home for the Disabled), Ampthill Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Katherine cross, Ampthill Park and Houghton House.
Katherine cross, Ampthill Park
Memorial
Photo: Paul Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Katherine cross is a memorial to Katherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII. It stands in the grounds of Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, England, on the site of a since demolished castle, Ampthill Castle, in which Katherine was confined in 1533.
Houghton House
Manor estate
Photo: APB-CMX, Public domain.
Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ampthill and How End.
Ampthill
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
How End
Locality
Photo: Dennis simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
How End is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The settlement is close to the larger villages of Stewartby and Houghton Conquest. How End forms part of the Houghton Conquest civil parish.
Maulden
Village
Photo: Theone00, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Maulden is a village and civil parish located in the county of Bedfordshire. The village is located 1.5 miles east of Ampthill and about 8 miles south of Bedford. Maulden is situated 1½ miles east of Ampthill Park.
Ampthill Park
- Categories: English country house and recreation area
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.035° or 52° 2′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.50522° or 0° 30′ 19″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
9C4X2FPV+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 254058296OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ampthill Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ampthill Park”
- Swedish: “Ampthill Park”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ampthill Park”. Photo: Paul Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.