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    Can anyone name all of the Home Counties, and why are they given this name?

    Question #88700. Asked by billythebrit. (Nov 18 07 3:00 PM)


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    		* Kent
    * Surrey
    * Essex
    * Hertfordshire
    * Buckinghamshire
    * Berkshire

    This was the circuit of the counties closest to London, or Westminster, where the court had its more or less permanent seat.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Counties

    Nov 18 07, 3:05 PM
    Quiz_Beagle

    		They are the counties bordering the capital, London, and are Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Middlesex. www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0014216.html

    Nov 18 07, 3:14 PM

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