Home Counties
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Growing maintenance costs, tax changes and workers returning to the office have forced sellers to cut prices on large, luxurious estates from the Cotswolds to the northern Home Counties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
London, the Home Counties and Cambridgeshire are the areas expected to record the warmest of the conditions.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
His former bandmates are among those expected to attend the private service in the Home Counties, alongside his family and closest friends.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
Overnight, London and the Home Counties were worst affected by the conditions.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
But in the twenties and the early thirties, it exerted a considerable influence over much of London and the Home Counties.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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