English counties

Kent and Surrey

English counties are the traditional administrative divisions of England, each with its own identity, history, and often fierce local pride.

Counties like Yorkshire, Kent, and Cornwall function both as geographic regions and cultural markers.

She's from Surrey.

County boundaries have shifted over centuries, and modern administrative counties don't always match historic ones, leading to occasional disputes about where one county ends and another begins.

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