Editing Bricket Wood (section)

==History==
The area of Bricket Wood was mostly occupied by farmers until Bricket Wood railway 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, and Christmas used his leftover land for building bungalows.

During the 1930s, the area became popular with [[Naturism|naturists]] after Charles Macaskie set up the [[naturist camp]] [[Spielplatz]] on the outskirts of the village. Naturists bought up plots of land on the edge of the village and built their own communities, which at first did not have electricity or running water. The village also began to attract [[Wicca]]ns after [[Gerald Gardner]] set up the [[Bricket Wood coven]].

During the 1950s, housing estates were built for employees of aviation company [[Handley Page]], who had a plant at nearby [[Radlett]]. More estates then followed, aimed at commuters desiring housing near the [[Green Belt]] with convenient access to London.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Brief History of our Village |url=https://www.bricketwood.org/brief-history-of-our-village |publisher=Bricket Wood Residents Association |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=team |first=Herts Ad Property |date=2021-08-27 |title=Area Guide: The popular Hertfordshire village of Bricket Wood |url=https://www.hertsad.co.uk/lifestyle/property/area-guide-bricket-wood-hertfordshire-8264620 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Herts Advertiser}}</ref>