What is "maulden"

Maulden is a small village and civil parish located in the county of Bedfordshire, in the administrative area of Central Bedfordshire, in the newly created Maulden And Houghton Conquest Ward. An active Parish Council meets monthly- the clerk is Lynda Galler 1. The village is located 1.5 miles east of Ampthill and about south of Bedford. It has about 1,100 homes and 2,900 residents. Recently, the number of people in the village has increased with a new housing development by Croudace Homes which has brought 46 new houses to the village..

Maulden is referred to in the Domesday Book as Meldone and the meanings ascribed to the various versions of the name include "cross on the hill", "high down" and "place of meeting".