Discover Tring, Hertfordshire

Tring, Hertfordshire, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Street,_Tring_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1606343.jpg
Author: Ian Petticrew


Tring is a small market town in Dacorum district, in Hertfordshire, England. Located some 48 km (30 mi) northwest of London at the low point in the Chiltern Hills, it has a population of 12,000 people (2012 estimate).

The old Roman Road of Akeman Street passes right through Tring and forms part of its High Street. This gives an indication that the site may have been inhabited since Roman times. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as the Manor of Treunga.

In 1682, the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren built a mansion on Tring Park that was later occupied by Lawrence Washington, the great-grandfather of George Washington, the first President of the United States. In the late 19th century, the estate became the property of the Rothschild family, one of whom Lionel Walter Rothschild, founded a private zoological museum in Tring. It became one of the largest collections of stuffed animals worldwide, and is known today as the Natural History Museum at Tring.

Today Tring is a small town that has evolved into a dormitory town for people working in London.

Tring War Memorial, with Church of St Peter and St Paul in the background: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_and_War_Memorial,_Tring_-_geograph.org.uk_-_222089.jpg
Author: Dave Skinner

Visiting Tring

Take the M1 motorway to Junction 8. Continue west on the A414 road, through Station Road, to head west on the A4251 road (London Road). Continue west on the A4251 until you reach Tring.

Places of Interest in Tring

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