Bricket Wood is a small village located in the county of Hertfordshire, England around three miles away from St Albans; it is also a portion of the St Stephens parish. The railways station in this region is served by Silverlink County service which plies between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction Station. Bricket Wood became famous because of Sir David Yule who constructed a place for him self at Hanstead House off Smug Oak Lane, which was placed just out side the village.

Sir David Yule was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but spent nearly all his life in India, and it was here that he was knighted by King George V in the year 1911. Sir David Yule started off by working for Andrew Yule and Company Ltd, which belonged to his uncle. The main of the company was to manufacture tea, jute, paper etc in India and send abroad to Britain.