Home Counties
Britishplural noun
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Coming in the wake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's return to the country, Ferguson is renting a £10,000-a-week house in the Home Counties, the paper says.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
A third tout - Jamal, who operates in the Home Counties - did not try to buy our login details but offered to sell us tests.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 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
The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings with an automatic gesture that made the jungle seem for a moment like the Home Counties.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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