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{{Short description|Market town in Hertfordshire, England}} {{Other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |type = Market town |static_image_name = Tring High Street.jpg |static_image_caption = Tring High Street |official_name = Tring |coordinates = {{coord|51.7962|-0.6592|display=inline,title}} |population = 12,427 |population_ref = <ref>ONS, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp Census 2021 Parish Profiles]</ref> |area_total_km2 = 36.21 |population_density = {{convert|321.32|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} |civil_parish = Tring |shire_district = [[Dacorum]] |shire_county = [[Hertfordshire]] |region = East of England |constituency_westminster = [[Harpenden and Berkhamsted]] |post_town = TRING |postcode_district = HP23 |postcode_area = HP |dial_code = 01442 |os_grid_reference = SP924117 |website = {{URL|http://www.tring.gov.uk}} }} '''Tring''' {{IPAc-en|t|r|Ιͺ|Ε}} is a market town and [[civil parishes in England|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]], {{convert|30|mi|-1}} 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 [[Euston railway station|London Euston]]. Settlements in Tring date back to [[Prehistoric Britain|prehistoric times]] and it was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]]; the town received its market charter in 1315.<ref name="tringcharter700" /> Tring is now largely a [[commuter town]] within the [[London commuter belt]]. As of 2021, Tring had a population of 12,427.<ref>ONS, [https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021_pp Census 2021 Parish Profiles]</ref>
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