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How Wood Hertfordshire Map

Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: St. Albans · Region: Eastern

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Place	How Wood
Traditional County	Hertfordshire
District / Borough	St. Albans
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.719142
Longitude	-0.350946
Place Type	Village

About How Wood

How Wood emerges from the Hertfordshire landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and suburban dwellings that retain a modest, unassuming dignity. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of St Albans (from St Albans: bearing 192°T, OS grid TL 140 035), and is situated west-south-west of Park Street village. Sunlight often catches the low-hanging branches of the trees that guard the perimeter of the nearby Moor Mill Quarry, where the earth bears the marks of former gravel extraction. This SSSI site remains a sanctuary for wild flora, its chalky hollows holding the damp, cool scent of early spring. A short distance to the east, the mirror-still surfaces of School Pit and Pike Pit capture the shifting greys of the English sky, providing a reflective stillness to the local topography. How Wood maintains a steady, functional character, shaped by the proximity of the railway line that once carried the industry of the region toward the capital. Pedestrians traversing the footpaths find the air here carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially when the wind brushes against the reeds of the water-filled pits. Life in How Wood proceeds without fanfare, anchored by the sturdy houses that face the open sky of the Ver valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moor Mill Quarry, West Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 171° S
School Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 093° E
Pike Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 110° ESE
Leather Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 116° ESE
Greenwood Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 005° N
Hanstead Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 170° S
St Julian's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 012° NNE
Hanstead Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 160° SSE
Bricket Wood Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 202° SSW · 72 ha
Roman Remains S Of Hansteads House, Netherwyld Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 173° S · 5 ha
Replica Of The Mohne Dam, In The Grounds Of The Building Research Establishment, Garston (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 217° SW
Apollo Activity Centre (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 115° ESE
Napsbury Hospital (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 081° E · 100 ha
Abbey Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 008° N
Verulamium, Part Of Wall And Ditch Of Roman City (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 355° N · 6 ha
London Gate (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 359° N
The Roman Wall at St Alban's (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 356° N
The Hypocaust (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 354° N
The Odyssey Cinema (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 022° NNE
Abbey Gateway (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 008° N
Maltings Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 015° NNE
St Alban's Museum + Gallery (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 013° NNE
St Albans South Signal Box Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 026° NNE
The Brook (River) — 2.4 mi, 146° SE
Leaf Fields (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 015° NNE
Puddingstone (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 053° NE
Clarence Park Fountain (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 025° NNE
St Albans Organ Theatre (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 043° NE
Radlett & District Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 150° SSE
Willows Activity Farm (Theme Park) — 3.0 mi, 083° E

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