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Home Counties | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Constituent country |  England |
| Region | East of England South East England |
| Counties | Usually includes:
Sometimes included: |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
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1. Buckinghamshire
2. Hertfordshire
3. Essex
4. Berkshire
5. Middlesex (now part of Greater London)
6. Surrey
7. Kent
8. Sussex.
(County of London shown in yellow)
The term home counties applies to a group of counties that neighbour London. The area is not precisely defined, with various influences and interpretations affecting perceptions of the constituent counties. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and Surrey are generally seen as members, as they all border London.[1][2]
Other counties slightly further from London – such as Bedfordshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, East Sussex and West Sussex – are less frequently regarded as home counties,[1][2] although they have sometimes been included in formal uses of the term, and might also be thought of as such due to their proximity to London and their connection to the London regional economy.
- ^ a b "Which counties make up the Home Counties?". YouGov. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Home Counties" in Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford University Press, 2010. www.oxfordreference.com Retrieved 4 December 2013.