Ailesbury Mausoleum, Maulden

Name: Ailesbury Mausoleum
Address: Maulden, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Maulden

Top attraction, Memorial

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The Ailesbury Mausoleum situated in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Maulden, in Bedfordshire, is a Grade II listed structure built in 1656 by Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, of nearby Houghton House in the parish of Maulden, for the purpose of housing the coffin and "splendid monument" of his second wife, Lady Diana Cecil, a daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter and widow of Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford. In the opinion of the architectural historian Sir Howard Colvin it is one of the first two free-standing mausoleums ever built in England, together with the Cabell Mausoleum at Buckfastleigh in Devon. ()

Coordinates: 52°1'52"N, 0°27'32"W

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Maulden United Kingdom

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Ailesbury Mausoleum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Houghton House, Maulden Wood, Cut-throat Meadow, Maulden Church Meadow.

1.5 miNW
Entertainment, Sculpture, Ruins
Houghton House, Ampthill
38 min walk • Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views.
0.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Maulden Wood
22 min walk • Maulden Wood is a woodland situated in Bedfordshire, England, near the village of Maulden, on the greensand ridge that stretches from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Cut-throat Meadow, Ampthill
28 min walk • Cut-throat Meadow is a 1.5 hectare nature reserve in Ampthill in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The reserve is in three separate areas off Ailesbury Road.
~200 ftE
Park
Maulden Church Meadow, Maulden
1 min walk • Maulden Church Meadow is a 4.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Maulden in Bedfordshire. It was notified in 1987 under section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council.

Ailesbury Mausoleum, Maulden

Facts and practical information

Ailesbury Mausoleum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Houghton House, Ampthill

Maulden Wood

Cut-throat Meadow, Ampthill

Maulden Church Meadow, Maulden