How Wood, Hertfordshire

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How Wood
How Wood, Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire)
How Wood, Hertfordshire

How Wood shown within Hertfordshire
Population 1,180 (2001 census)
OS grid reference TL141036
Parish St Stephen
District St Albans
Shire county Hertfordshire
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ST ALBANS
Postcode district AL2
Dialling code 01727
Police Hertfordshire
Fire Hertfordshire
Ambulance East of England
European Parliament East of England
UK Parliament St Albans
List of places: UKEnglandHertfordshire

Coordinates: 51°43′10″N 0°21′01″W / 51.71956, -0.35026

How Wood is a village situated between the towns of Watford and St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. Although the area was once part of Park Street, as the residential community has expanded, it has gained a reputation as a different area.

Within How Wood there is a row of shops including a Co-op. The village has its own railway station, on the St Albans Branch Line, linking it with St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction railway stations.

How Wood has a primary school, How Wood Primary School and nearby there is Park Street Primary School.