BRICKET WOOD

'Bricket Wood' is a village in the county of Hertfordshire, England, approximately three miles from St Albans. It is part of the parish of St Stephen. Its railway station is served by a Silverlink County service that runs between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction stations.
Close to the village stands Hanstead House, built by Sir David Yule in 1925, who is buried in the gounds. It was subsequently bought by Herbert W. Armstrong to serve as his second Ambassador College campus. It is now a training centre for HSBC.

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Activities

Morris Dancing

Naturism

Wicca

References

Activities

Morris Dancing

The village is home to the border Morris Dancing team Wicket Brood, one of the best known teams in the area.

Naturism

The village of Bricket Wood has been host to 3 naturist clubs, including Fiveacres country club which is Britains oldest naturist club.
In 1931 Bricket Wood also attracted the development of a second naturist club called The Sun-Folk Society to the nearby area.

Wicca

In 1954 Gerald Gardner published his book "''Witchcraft Today''" to advance his own practice of Wicca as a modern religion. He established his first coven at Bricket Wood. Gerald Gardner operated his coven from Fiveacre Country Club in Bricket wood.

References

★ Population figures (PDF)