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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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Stoppickingthosespots · 11/04/2025 00:39

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/04/2025 00:16

So there's Wilmslow, but there's also Runcorn!

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Prestbury 🤔 Congleton

moto748e · 11/04/2025 00:38

AppleWhiskers · 11/04/2025 00:16

ince

Is that local knowledge? 😛

Smarties2 · 11/04/2025 00:36

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/04/2025 00:09

Really? When did it move?!

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

thomasinacat · 11/04/2025 00:36

Smidge001 · 10/04/2025 23:57

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

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No I think it used to be in Bucks but is now in Berks.

Calliopespa · 11/04/2025 00:36

despairdespair · 11/04/2025 00:21

We have fantastic grammar schools ,the academy schools are great and we have Tonbridge and Sevenoaks schools on our doorstep.

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I was thinking more Eton, Winchester.

Nothing wrong with grammar schools but they are hardly what you’d call posh,

SomethingUniqueThisTime · 11/04/2025 00:33

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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But you said Berkshire which includes Slough, Reading, Newbury, Thatcham etc.

SiobhanSharpe · 11/04/2025 00:32

moto748e · 11/04/2025 00:27

Quite apart from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire is not all that. Certainly Cambridge itself isn't; the 'city' centre is a right mess these days, or was the last time I was there. The Fens are pretty dull.

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.

2021x · 11/04/2025 00:32

Essex 😁

Wintersgirl · 11/04/2025 00:31

The thing is every county has posh parts and rough parts, it's just in some counties the posh outweighs the rough....I listed Berkshire as posh because it has Windsor and the Crown Estate but it also has Bracknell...

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/04/2025 00:30

Mumblechum0 · 11/04/2025 00:24

I’m in Marlow, Bucks which is very expensive in terms of house prices, v expensive shops on the High St, lots of insta-plastic types around but I don’t equate expensive with posh. And it’s spitting distance from High Wycombe which is very rough imo. In terms of proper posh, probably somewhere like Norfolk where the Royals and their mates hang out. Where everyone has 6 kids, loads of dogs and drive round in old bangers but have titles they don’t use

Parts of Norfolk, maybe. King's Lynn (ironically, given the name) and Great Yarmouth are not the very first places that spring to mind when you're envisaging posh!

moto748e · 11/04/2025 00:27

Quite apart from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire is not all that. Certainly Cambridge itself isn't; the 'city' centre is a right mess these days, or was the last time I was there. The Fens are pretty dull.

SiobhanSharpe · 11/04/2025 00:26

Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 23:19

What would we all say about Cambridgeshire?

Errm -- it varies?
When I lived in Essex i was surprised to learn that there was a very posh area in the county, East Bergholt, where house prices rivalled those in Chelsea. At that time, anyway. I doubt they have kept Pace these days.

Wintersgirl · 11/04/2025 00:25

My guess in no particular order..

Berkshire
Surrey
Hertfordshire
Cheshire
Oxfordshire
Buckinghamshire

Mumblechum0 · 11/04/2025 00:24

I’m in Marlow, Bucks which is very expensive in terms of house prices, v expensive shops on the High St, lots of insta-plastic types around but I don’t equate expensive with posh. And it’s spitting distance from High Wycombe which is very rough imo. In terms of proper posh, probably somewhere like Norfolk where the Royals and their mates hang out. Where everyone has 6 kids, loads of dogs and drive round in old bangers but have titles they don’t use

TempleBar9631 · 11/04/2025 00:23

You should change the title to England, not the UK. I'm in Scotland and haven't heard of half the places you're talking about, just as you probably have no clue about half the places in Scotland.

Another vote here for North Lanarkshire.

Fiddledeedeefiddle · 11/04/2025 00:23

Warwickshire

NeringaCS · 11/04/2025 00:23

DearBee · 10/04/2025 22:57

Hertfordshire

Harpenden, Berkhamsted and Tring can’t make up for Watford, Hemel, Stevenage and Hatfield. Hertfordshire has posh parts, but it is very far from being a posh county.

Wipethedogspaws · 11/04/2025 00:22

Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 23:19

What would we all say about Cambridgeshire?

No, not with Peterborough and the Fens. South Cambridgeshire maybe.

mommatoone · 11/04/2025 00:22

I suppose it's what you define as 'posh' . For me ,it's Cheshire because I live near there! Lots of beautiful places, houses and footballers ( not arsed about the footballers, but it's a lovely area)

despairdespair · 11/04/2025 00:21

Calliopespa · 10/04/2025 23:31

Not the best schools …

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We have fantastic grammar schools ,the academy schools are great and we have Tonbridge and Sevenoaks schools on our doorstep.

5foot5 · 11/04/2025 00:20

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/04/2025 00:16

So there's Wilmslow, but there's also Runcorn!

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Prestbury. But also Crewe

Maybe this is the case with all counties, so trying to identify the "poshest" is difficult

moto748e · 11/04/2025 00:20

Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 23:19

What would we all say about Cambridgeshire?

It contains Peterborough?

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 11/04/2025 00:16

Stoppickingthosespots · 11/04/2025 00:15

Ok, so…Cheshire

I’m from Bramhall

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So there's Wilmslow, but there's also Runcorn!

AppleWhiskers · 11/04/2025 00:16

ince

Stoppickingthosespots · 11/04/2025 00:15

5foot5 · 11/04/2025 00:11

The OP was asking about the poshest county.That is just one place in Cheshire. I live in Cheshire. Macclesfield. Nice enough place but not "posh"

Actually I think there are probably much posher places in Cheshire than Alderley Edge.

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Ok, so…Cheshire

I’m from Bramhall