South of the cathedral city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, sits the small residential villages of How Wood and Frogmore. How Wood is the significantly more affluent of the two, with newly built country houses in prices ranging above £1.2 million in its locale; compared to Frogmore, which is predominantly red-brick new-builds and terraced housing ranging from £450,000 upwards. Both villages, although quiet and rural, offer unparalleled accessibility via its rail system into both the nearby St Albans and to London, making it an ideal spot for residential dwelling.

Whilst both areas are relatively new settlements that are part of the St Stephens civil parish, their origin has ancient origins. Namely, the Watling Street. The Watling Street is an historic route through England that crosses the River Thames; and was used by ancient Britons and formally paved by the Romans during the period of Roman Britain in around 43 AD. This street passes through St Albans, down through How Wood and Frogmore, until it crosses the River Thames in London! Archaeological excavations have revealed Norman, Saxon, and Roman artefacts from Park Street and Frogmore, many of which are on display at the Verulamium Museum.

Due to their village status, development in How Wood and Frogmore can often be slow and stagnant. In the St Albans City and District Council draft Local Plan 2041, they have not identified How Wood and Frogmore as ideal sites for housing or infrastructural development in the wider St Albans area. Although, an are near Frogmore has been identified as an allocated site for the new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, an industrial mechanism to increase the flow of trade movements between rail and road, which will mean potential windfall development!