How Wood is a residential area south of Park Street village between the towns of Watford and St Albans in St Stephen civil parish, Hertfordshire, England. The district council (in this instance, mid-tier of local government) is the City and District of St Albans - the city itself is 3 miles (4.8 km) north. Although the area was once part of Park Street, development took place in most of the agricultural fields around Park Street Lane.