Nestled in amongst the Chiltern Hills, near the borders of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire in the Bulbourne Valley, lies the village of Aldbury and the eastern portion of the town Tring. Both locales have historic roots, and given their pastoral landscapes and simultaneous proximity to major commuter networks, properties in these areas are often high-market large country manors towards the countryside, spacious detached suburban housing, or terraced mid-century housing.

Aldbury, first recorded as Aldeberie in the 1086 Domesday Book survey, sits firmly in a conservation area, as much of the land surrounding the village has been unaltered since the medieval period! It’s traditional character is reflected in the housing stock, which is largely traditional country cottages and large manor-houses. Tring, similarly, is an ancient market town with evidence to suggest prehistoric settlement. Iron Age barrows - funerary monuments - and other relics have been uncovered in the Tring locale! It’s position as a market town has been in place in 1315, when the town was bestowed a market charter by King Edward II, and gave the town the right to host weekly markets. The prosperity of Tring is demonstrated with the Tring Park Mansion - a manor house first mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book, and was in the 1640s, re-designed by polymath Sir Christopher Wren!

Tring’s history is long and filled with fascinating details. One of these details focuses on a resident of Tring, John Washington, the son of Ampyllis and Reverend Lawrence Washington, who in 1656 left Tring and headed for the colony of Virginia in America. John Washington settled in Virginia, married, and had a family - the line of which culminated in the birth of his great grandson George Washington, the first president of the United States!

As highlighted above, Tring and Aldbury are affluent areas with a rich trade history. Given its proximity to major commuter and transport networks, its location within the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, these areas are highly sought after with competitively high prices for housing stock. Aldbury’s conservation area designation means that development is slow and stagnant. Tring’s strong architectural history and pastoral landscape also means that development is slow, with the Dacorum Local Plan removing development plans designated for east of Tring. However, there are plenty of houses on the market available now in the local area, ranging from large country manors to approachable suburban builds!