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Ampthill
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English
Etymology
Mentioned as Ammetelle in the Domesday Book, this placename derives from en ang ǣmethyll anthill, probably because this site was once infested by ants.
Proper noun
en town/and/cpar in dist/Central Bedfordshire co/Bedfordshire cc/England OS grid ref TL0337.
References
Survey of English Place-Names
Parish map