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The poshest county in the UK?

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Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 22:57

Which one county would you say is the outright poshest in the UK? Let’s not use Greater London here, and I know there will be social diversity in all, but which would you say is the poshest overall?
I’m going with Berkshire, darling.😂

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durchwaffles · 11/04/2025 06:54

Trumpsgoneloco · 11/04/2025 06:51

Surrey has Croydon in it.

Not for decades

Enough said me thinks!

Croydon is a borough, some of it is fine, some isn't.

Yeah I agree @Trumpsgoneloco some parts of south Croydon are lovely

Trumpsgoneloco · 11/04/2025 06:51

Surrey has Croydon in it.

Not for decades

Enough said me thinks!

Croydon is a borough, some of it is fine, some isn't.

PigglyWigglyOhYeah · 11/04/2025 06:50

EconomyClassRockstar · 11/04/2025 00:47

I second Rutland. Even though half of the people on here won't even know where it is.

I agree. A very high concentration of men wearing red trousers.

Meredusoleil · 11/04/2025 06:47

Surrey has Croydon in it.
Enough said me thinks!

OneLemonGuide · 11/04/2025 06:40

Smarties2 · 11/04/2025 00:36

@Smidge001 I’m sure Slough is in Berkshire. I don’t think it’s been in Bucks since the 70’s?

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Berkshire doesn’t actually exist any more, apart from as a historical county, so it’s a moot point to ask whether Slough is in it.

Historically though, I believe it was.

Toddlerteaplease · 11/04/2025 06:38

Rutland.

OneLemonGuide · 11/04/2025 06:38

SiobhanSharpe · 11/04/2025 00:32

Yes, the council is very anti-car and keeps closing important roads in the city with the result that the city centre is mostly gridlocked during the week.
They were supposed to be bringing in all-singing, all-dancing bus services. Hasn't hsppened yet and I'm not holding my breath.
Newmarket seems quite nice, it's a very prosperous 'horsey' town.

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Newmarket is actually in Suffolk.

Lilyhatesjaz · 11/04/2025 06:38

Another vote for cornwall.
St austell and Bodmin.

OneLemonGuide · 11/04/2025 06:36

midlandsmummy123 · 11/04/2025 00:58

Can't believe Essex hasn't been mentioned, four of the best Grammar schools in the country, plenty of mansions, top restaurants etc but actually I do think that Essex has a different feel to the home counties.

Really? Essex may have posh parts - it’s bound to given its size, but overall Essex is probably the least posh county - rich in parts maybe, but not posh…

Trumpsgoneloco · 11/04/2025 06:35

Surrey is very much flash the cash whether you have it or not which I always think is not particularly posh.

jellyfishperiwinkle · 11/04/2025 06:34

Kent/Sussex borders.

HelpMeGetThrough · 11/04/2025 06:34

Cornwall.

Camborne and Redruth are pretty beautiful. Healthy as well, you should see the amount of people in tracksuits.

OneLemonGuide · 11/04/2025 06:32

Rutland may technically by a county, but it’s an anomaly due to it’s incredibly small size at about 40,000…. When a typical county has a population of circa 1 million.

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 11/04/2025 06:29

Berkshire is groaning with castles ,a king and his relatives, country estates, lords and ladies, horse racing, mansions, top public schools, celebrities and is the home of Waitrose.

OneLemonGuide · 11/04/2025 06:29

Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 23:05

Interesting when you consider a few of the Oxford city suburbs are very rough indeed!

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Even the poshest of counties will have their rough parts… even the likes of Surrey (though i don’t know it well enough to know where).

Simonjt · 11/04/2025 06:22

Rutland, although it does now have a McDonalds which lots of local people were very upset about.

Wiltingasparagusfern · 11/04/2025 06:17

It’s absolutely Rutland, no contest. Nowhere else comes close.

daisychain01 · 11/04/2025 06:15

Smidge001 · 10/04/2025 23:57

Slough isn't in Berkshire, it's in Bucks.

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Wrong, Slough is Berkshire.

NetZeroZealot · 11/04/2025 06:14

Depends if you are defining posh by money or class, surely?

ValentinesGranny · 11/04/2025 06:03

I live in North Yorkshire. Large areas are quietly very posh (mine is a lovely place to raise a family), others a shitshow. Most counties have similar.
It makes me laugh when some on MN describe the North, like we all live deprived lives devoid of culture, whilst living in areas they daren't walk around in after dark.

HeyThereDelila · 11/04/2025 05:55

Surrey’s not posh, it’s nouveau riche.

Got to be Rutland, surely. I say that as someone who lives in Hampshire.

Changeissmall · 11/04/2025 05:54

I equate true poshness (not just money) with higher education levels. Just googled and highest level qualifications by county is pages and pages of London and London surrounds.
Hounslow beats Surrey!
I used to live in Hounslow and loved it but wouldn’t call it posh so my method didn’t work.

FoxedByACat · 11/04/2025 05:53

It’s got to be Rutland. You have no rough towns or cities dragging the average down 😁. The villages all seem quite quaint and expensive.

FormerlySpeckledyHen · 11/04/2025 05:46

The Royal County of Berkshire 👑

HelenWheels · 11/04/2025 05:37

west sussex?