Is ampthill a nice place to live?
Ampthill (pronounced Ampt-hill, not Amp-thill) is one of the best places to live in Bedfordshire and here’s why. Despite being named literally after an “ant infested hill” it is a great town to visit and live.
Does Leiston Suffolk have a train station?
Leiston railway station was a station in Leiston, Suffolk. Today the old station survives intact, as the line is still used to service the nearby nuclear power station at Sizewell. Passenger services lasted up until 1966 when the line closed to passengers.
Why does Luton have a bad reputation?
One reason for Luton’s bad reputation was its history of extremism. In March 2009, the Islamic extremist group Al-Muhajiroun staged a demonstration as 200 soldiers paraded through Luton after returning from Iraq. They called the soldiers “murderers and baby killers”. “Luton was going through its doldrums.
When did Ampthill railway station become part of British Railways?
Opened by the Midland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. After passing on to the London Midland Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission .
Where was Ampthill station on the LNWR built?
For the LNWR station formerly known as Ampthill (Marston), see Millbrook (Bedfordshire) railway station. Ampthill railway station was built over a mile from the historic market town of Ampthill in the English county of Bedfordshire by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras .
Where is the Ampthill Tunnel on the Midland Main Line?
About half a mile north of the station is Ampthill Tunnel, increased to two bores when the line was upgraded to four tracks in 1891. Trains on the Midland Main Line, electrified through the former station, still pass the site.
When was the old Ampthill Brewery in Bedford Street demolished?
The former site of the old Ampthill Brewery in Bedford Street area was substantially redeveloped in 2006/2007, with the demolition of a Shell petrol station, shopping arcade and small Budgens supermarket, to make way for a new Waitrose supermarket, an improved town car park and a development of shops and apartments known as Oxlet House.