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
Southern and eastern parts of England will widely reach low to mid-30sC, with a few locations across London and the Home Counties likely to reach 34C.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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
The initial plan was for Agar to play some club cricket for Henley in the Home Counties League, then join the Australia A tour.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
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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