Original: The name ` Ampthill ' is of Anglo-Saxon origin . The first settlement was called ` Aemethyll ' , which literally means either ` ant-heap ' or ` ant infested hill ' .
Simplified: The name ` Ampthill ' comes from an Anglo-Saxon word , ` Aemethyll ' , which means either ` ant-heap ' or ` ant infested hill ' .