Rickmansworth

Rickmansworth is a small town in South-West Hertfordshire, England. located mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne. The nearest large town is Watford, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) to the east. Rickmansworth grew dramatically during the Victorian era, and then again during the 1920s and 1930s as part of the Metro-land area, due to the extension of Metropolitan Railway, and became a commuter town, with a population of 14,571 recorded at the 2001 census.