Tring

Tring
Market town
Tring High Street
Tring Location within Hertfordshire
Area	36.21 km2 (13.98 sq mi)
Population	12,427 [1]
• Density	321.32/km2 (832.2/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SP924117
Civil parish	Tring
District	Dacorum
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TRING
Postcode district	HP23
Dialling code	01442
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Hertfordshire
Website	www.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]