Home Counties
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The Home Counties are the traditionally affluent and largely suburban counties surrounding London in southeast England, often associated with commuter towns and a high quality of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Home Counties canonical | 45 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal geographic region
ⓘ
region of England ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London commuters
ⓘ
commuter towns ⓘ conservative politics ⓘ high quality of life ⓘ middle-class population ⓘ |
| border | Greater London ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
English suburbia
ⓘ
commuter lifestyle ⓘ |
| demographicTrend |
high home ownership rates
ⓘ
relatively low deprivation levels ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristic |
high average incomes
ⓘ
service-based economy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
affluent
ⓘ
commuter belt ⓘ largely suburban ⓘ |
| hasNoSingleOfficialDefinition | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
mix of towns and rural areas
ⓘ
proximity to London employment centres ⓘ significant daily commuting flows to London ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | London stockbroker belt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commuter rail links to London
ⓘ
detached housing ⓘ green belt areas ⓘ leafy suburbs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South East England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partlyIncludes |
Bedfordshire
ⓘ
Berkshire ⓘ Buckinghamshire ⓘ Essex ⓘ Hampshire ⓘ Hertfordshire ⓘ Kent ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ Surrey ⓘ Sussex ⓘ |
| politicalTendency | Conservative Party support ⓘ |
| surrounds |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| timeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | BST ⓘ |
| transportLinkedTo |
London Underground Metropolitan line
ⓘ
surface form:
London Underground (outer extensions)
National Rail ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail commuter services
|
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern England
subject surface form:
Potters Bar
subject surface form:
Perry Green, Hertfordshire