the course of the war. After the Second World War it became part of the Diplomatic Wireless Service under GCHQ and in 1973 the site was taken over by the Home Office for police research. In 2008 the Woodland Trust announced plans to create a new forest north of Sandridge. The of woodland are to be called Heartwood Forest. References Facts about Sandridge Some dates in the history of St Leonard's Church, Sandridge, A paper read at a meeting of the St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archeological Society, held at Sandridge, June 24, 1900 by the Rev J.A. Cruikshank M.A. External links Sandridge Parish Council City of St Albans Civil parishes in Hertfordshire History of telecommunications in the United Kingdom Science and technology in Hertfordshire Villages in Hertfordshire