Bricket Wood
| Bricket Wood | |
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 Bricket Wood Common south of the town/village |
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 Mount Pleasant Lane JMI School |
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 Bricket Wood
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| Bricket Wood shown within Hertfordshire | |
| Population | 4,095 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | TL135025 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ST ALBANS |
| Postcode district | AL2 |
| Dialling code | 01923 |
| Police | Hertfordshire |
| Fire | Hertfordshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Bricket Wood is a village in the county of Hertfordshire, England, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of St Albans and 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north-northeast of Watford.
It is part of the archaically named civil parish of St Stephen, as there is no church connection to its affairs as the third tier of local government. It is in the St Albans district who share provision of local government services with Hertfordshire County Council.
At the 2011 Census the population was included in that of the civil parish of St. Stephen.
Its railway station is served by a London Midland service that runs between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction stations; the service is stopping and both towns are three stops away with a frequent service.
The local primary school is Mount Pleasant Lane, situated in grounds that include a small pond.
Close to the village stands Hanstead House, built by Sir David Yule in 1925, who is buried in the grounds. It operated as a famous horse-breeding farm, an American evangelical college, and a corporate training centre. It is now being developed for housing.
The area of Bricket Wood was mostly occupied by farmers until Bricket Wood train station was built in 1861. In 1889 brothers Henry Gray and William Gray bought up land in the area and built Woodside Retreat Fairground. The fairground attracted hordes of visitors to the area from London and nearby towns and a small village developed around the station. In 1923, a rival fairground named Joyland was built nearby by R.B Christmas. Both resorts were closed in 1929, Christmas used his leftover land for building bungalows.
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