- Milton Ernest
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Coordinates: 52°11′00″N 0°31′00″W / 52.1833°N 0.5166°W
Milton Ernest 
All Saints Church
Milton Ernest
Milton Ernest shown within BedfordshirePopulation 754 (2001) OS grid reference TL014025 Unitary authority Bedford Ceremonial county Bedfordshire Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BEDFORD Postcode district MK44 Dialling code 01234 Police Bedfordshire Fire Bedfordshire and Luton Ambulance East of England EU Parliament East of England UK Parliament North East Bedfordshire List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire Milton Ernest is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, and is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bedford itself. It has a population of 754.[1] The village is situated on the east bank of the River Great Ouse, and is the site of Milton Ernest Hall, which was used as the United States Eighth Air Force's support command headquarters in the Second World War.[2]
All Saints Church was built between the 12th and 15th centuries.[3]
Milton Ernest has a small village school, closely linked to the church, that has between 60 and 65 pupils.[4] The village is in Lincroft Middle School's catchment area. The school, in the village of Oakley, is around 3 miles (4.8 km) from Milton Ernest. The upper school for the area is Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College, in the village of Sharnbrook, also around 3 miles (4.8 km) away.
Glenn Miller took off from RAF Twinwood Farm, in neighbouring Clapham, on his last, ill fated, flight, and was last seen in public in the Queens Head in Milton Ernest before he disappeared. A plaque at Milton Ernest Hall honours Glenn Miller and members of the United States Eighth Air Force.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Bedford Retrieved 14 March 2010
- ^ Twinwood Airfield : Milton Ernest Hall Retrieved 14 March 2010
- ^ Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland : All Saints, Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire Retrieved 14 March 2010
- ^ Milton Ernest Voluntary Controlled Lower School : Welcome to Milton Ernest Lower School Retrieved 14 March 2010
External links
Media related to Milton Ernest at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in Bedfordshire
- Civil parishes in Bedfordshire
- Bedfordshire geography stubs
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