Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire

Description
Milton Ernest, a village and a parish in Bedfordshire. The village stands on the river Ouse, 2 miles N of Oakley station on the M.R., and 4 1/2 NW by N of Bedford, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Bedford. The parish comprises 1581 acres of land and 18 of water; population, 413. Milton Ernest Hall is a fine modern mansion of stone in the Domestic Gothic style. The Oakley subscription hounds are kennelled here. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely; net value, £130 with residence. The church is an ancient building of stone chiefly in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, with traces of older Norman work; was restored in 1865 at a cost of about £2000; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower containing five bells; and contains some ancient monuments to the Rolts and the Tumors. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and six endowed almshouses.