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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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SpanThatWorld · 10/04/2025 23:42

Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 23:19

What would we all say about Cambridgeshire?

Naice but not posh

Contains Peterborough

coxesorangepippin · 10/04/2025 23:42

Yeah Surrey's not posh

Try Lancashire

memoriesofamiga · 10/04/2025 23:42

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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I did say it was my experience 😁

AbsolutelyZero · 10/04/2025 23:42

Stoppickingthosespots · 10/04/2025 23:40

Alderley edge, Cheshire

It’s full of money but I’d hardly describe it as posh.

Stoppickingthosespots · 10/04/2025 23:40

Alderley edge, Cheshire

AbsolutelyZero · 10/04/2025 23:40

Nailed on Berkshire.

Cheshire in the Midlands.

North Yorkshire in the North.

Jijithecat · 10/04/2025 23:40

Calliopespa · 10/04/2025 23:32

Surrey doesn’t seem posh to me. It feels suburban …

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I'm not sure I'd call St George’s Hill suburban.

I'm sure I read that Surrey is the leafiest county in England.

IfYouPutASausageInItItsNotAViennetta · 10/04/2025 23:39

I don't think it's that simple to do it on a whole county basis, though.

You say Berkshire, OP - home of Bray, Maidenhead and... Slough.

How about North Yorkshire - where you'll find Harrogate, Ripon and... Middlesbrough.

Suffolk has Aldeburgh, Lavenham and... Lowestoft.

Most counties are like it, surely. Maybe Rutland would scrape the win - purely because it has two smart towns and no extra room for anywhere less desirable to even fit in!

Calliopespa · 10/04/2025 23:32

Surrey doesn’t seem posh to me. It feels suburban …

Calliopespa · 10/04/2025 23:31

despairdespair · 10/04/2025 23:19

Kent,we have the best schools,and I live in a bubble where the celebrities live in a road that homes are worth 5-7 million quid. Lovely neighbours,so absolutely not bothered.
They are just people who go to same supermarkets and walk their friendly dogs.

Not the best schools …

Lyannaa · 10/04/2025 23:27

Buckinghamshire.

notatinydancer · 10/04/2025 23:26

Buckinghamshire

Creu · 10/04/2025 23:26

Surrey. Dahling.

Ecocool · 10/04/2025 23:26

SwornToSilence · 10/04/2025 22:58

What a rediculous thread

It's going to be one where people know how to spell anyhow...

durchwaffles · 10/04/2025 23:24

HauntedBungalow · 10/04/2025 23:09

North Lanarkshire

I assume that’s a joke 😂

TakeMyLifeAndLetItBe · 10/04/2025 23:22

Perfectlystill · 10/04/2025 22:57

Gloucestershire

Maybe the Cotswolds/Cheltenham part of Gloucestershire, but definitely not the rest.

ghostyslovesheets · 10/04/2025 23:21

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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Yes but you can’t be really posh unless there is somewhere local for your under paid staff to live darling!

I think Merseyside I’d dead posh me

Gogogo12345 · 10/04/2025 23:20

despairdespair · 10/04/2025 23:19

Kent,we have the best schools,and I live in a bubble where the celebrities live in a road that homes are worth 5-7 million quid. Lovely neighbours,so absolutely not bothered.
They are just people who go to same supermarkets and walk their friendly dogs.

You might live ina bubble but that's not a description of the medway towns in Kent lol

almostbloody50 · 10/04/2025 23:19

Surrey and Hampshire would be on my list.

despairdespair · 10/04/2025 23:19

Kent,we have the best schools,and I live in a bubble where the celebrities live in a road that homes are worth 5-7 million quid. Lovely neighbours,so absolutely not bothered.
They are just people who go to same supermarkets and walk their friendly dogs.

Original poster
Eyes98 · 10/04/2025 23:19

What would we all say about Cambridgeshire?

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SpottedDonkey · 10/04/2025 23:18

Rutland.

Delphigirl · 10/04/2025 23:16

Oxfordshire
Nobody smart lives in Surrey

Bobbybobbins · 10/04/2025 23:15

Some good suggestions here. I’m going Surrey or Buckinghamshire.

Least posh: Lincolnshire

Calliopespa · 10/04/2025 23:14

How are you defining posh?
Property values? Hunts? Regional accent?

It’s bit vague …