Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: St. Albans · Region: Eastern
Explore Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bricket Wood map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Bricket Wood |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | St. Albans |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.705723 |
| Longitude | -0.368772 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ancient woodland and quiet lanes define the character of Bricket Wood, a place where the heavy silence of the trees offers a reprieve from the nearby hum of modern transport. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Radlett (from Radlett: bearing 304°T, OS grid TL 128 020), and is situated south-west of How Wood village. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of Bricket Wood Common SSSI, casting long, shifting shadows across 72 hectares of protected earth that has remained largely undisturbed by the passing centuries. This verdant expanse acts as a living lung for the region, preserving a fragile mosaic of heath and wetland that feels removed from the frantic pace of the outer world. To the south, the curious architectural relic of the Replica of the Mohne Dam stands as a stark, concrete reminder of wartime engineering experiments conducted by the Building Research Establishment. The soil here holds a damp, cooling quality, supporting a rich variety of flora that thrives in the pockets of shade provided by the mature oaks. Residents of Bricket Wood share their surroundings with a profound sense of continuity, as the landscape shifts from the structured order of suburban gardens into the wild, tangled depths of the surrounding commons. Such a balance between the domestic and the untamed grants the terrain a gravity that is rarely found in more frantic, expansive locales.
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Explore Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.705723, -0.368772. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |