Home Counties
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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A location has to reach a threshold temperature - 25C for northern and western areas and 28C in London and Home Counties - for three days in a row.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
"The whole of London gets so busy with filming nowadays because there is so much of it, so it is great to use the Home Counties more and more," she says.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
They are now focusing their efforts on positioning themselves as the main challenger in Tory-held areas mostly, but not entirely, in the Home Counties and southern England.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023
In some respects the rebellion of England’s so-called Home Counties — the wealthy region surrounding London — is no surprise.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021
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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