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The '''Home Counties''' are the counties of southern and eastern England which encircle [[London]]. The region is not defined as one of the statistical regions, and its constitution is a matter of debate. Among the earliest definitions was the 1851 Post Office definition, which considered the "Six Home Counties" to be [[Essex]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[Kent]], [[Middlesex]], [[Surrey]] and [[Sussex]]. [[Buckinghamshire]] is also often included.

The '''Home Counties''' are the counties of south-eastern England which encircle [[London]]. The region is not defined as one of the statistical regions, and its constitution is a matter of debate. Among the earliest definitions was the 1851 Post Office definition, which considered the "Six Home Counties" to be [[Essex]], [[Hertfordshire]], [[Kent]], [[Middlesex]], [[Surrey]] and [[Sussex]]. [[Buckinghamshire]] is also often included, as is [[Berkshire]].

 

Occasionally, some definitions include [[Oxfordshire]], [[Hampshire]] and even part of [[Dorset]] (defined by council areas), although these counties are more often associated with the south coast and, in the case of the latter, the [[West Country]]. [[Cambridge]] was considered by the same definition to be an exclave of the region, although that area is more often associated with [[East Anglia]].  

[[Category:English regions]]

[[Category:English regions]]