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Tring is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It lies about 25 miles northwest of central London and is part of the borough of Dacorum. The town sits near the Chiltern Hills and alongside the Grand Union Canal. The population is around 11,000.

Tring's origins are medieval; it developed as a market town and grew during the 19th century with the arrival of the railway. The London and Birmingham Railway opened a line through Tring in the 1830s, and Tring railway station provided passenger services to London and the Midlands. The town's landscape changed with the establishment of a country estate at Tring Park by the Rothschild family in the late 19th century. Lionel Walter Rothschild built a private natural history collection there, which later formed the basis of the Natural History Museum at Tring.

Today the Natural History Museum at Tring is a branch of the Natural History Museum, London, housed in the former Rothschild mansion and grounds. The town is dominated by the parkland around Tring Park and is near the Tring Reservoirs, a pair of large water bodies used for water supply and valued for wildlife.

Tring is served by Tring railway station on the West Coast Main Line, with regular services to London and other destinations. It falls within the jurisdiction of Dacorum Borough Council and is part of Hertfordshire County Council, with a parish council representing local interests.

Local economic activity includes retail, services and tourism driven by the museum, canal, and countryside setting. The town is a gateway to the Chilterns and attracts visitors for walking and birdwatching along the Grand Union Canal and nearby reservoirs.