Rickmansworth, a town in south-west Hertfordshire, England, is located approximatly 17 miles (27 km) north-west of central London, 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Watford and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne.
View from St Mary's Church tower
Basing House, 46 High Street, Rickmansworth
Image: Rickmansworth Urban District Council coat of arms
Bury Lake
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Watford, and the county town is Hertford.
Image: Knebworth W front
Image: Berkhamsted Canal
Image: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
Peter de Wint, Cornfields near Tring Station, Hertfordshire, 1847, Princeton University Art Museum