Tring

Tring
Market town
Tring High Street
Tring is located in Hertfordshire
Tring
Tring
Location within Hertfordshire
Area36.21 km2 (13.98 sq mi)
Population12,427 [1]
• Density321.32/km2 (832.2/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSP924117
Civil parish
  • Tring
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTRING
Postcode districtHP23
Dialling code01442
PoliceHertfordshire
FireHertfordshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitewww.tring.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Hertfordshire
51°47′46″N 0°39′33″W / 51.7962°N 0.6592°W / 51.7962; -0.6592

Tring /trɪŋ/ is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated in a gap passing through the Chiltern Hills, classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 30 miles (50 km) from Central London.

Tring is linked to London by the Roman road of Akeman Street, by the modern A41 road, by the Grand Union Canal and by the West Coast Main Line to London Euston. Settlements in Tring date back to prehistoric times and it was mentioned in the Domesday Book; the town received its market charter in 1315.[2] Tring is now largely a commuter town within the London commuter belt. As of 2021, Tring had a population of 12,427.[3]

  1. ^ ONS, Census 2021 Parish Profiles
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tringcharter700 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ ONS, Census 2021 Parish Profiles