Surrey

Southeast English county

Surrey is a county in southeastern England, bordering Greater London.

It's known for affluent commuter towns and historic estates.

The word also appears in place names derived from the English county, including Surrey in British Columbia, Canada: Housing prices in Surrey have risen dramatically. (Lowercase surrey is a horse-drawn carriage.)

county

England

Largest British country

Epsom · affluent · Thames · southeastern · borough · council · Croydon · Kingston · Richmond · green belt

carriage

horse-drawn

Powered by equines

  • fringeOutermost edge or margin
  • canopyOverhead protective covering
  • two-seaterVehicle accommodating two passengers

Victorian · buggy · pleasure · lightweight · four-wheeled · harness · Amish · coachwork · leather · Sunday drive

cricket

Oval

Named venue or room

Stewart · batting · bowling · pavilion · wicket · innings · first-class · domestic · trophy · captain

Categories
Opposites
english regional character

SurreyLancashire

Northwestern English county

Northumberland · Cleveland · Greater Manchester · Cornwall · Cumbria

relationship to london

SurreyTower Hamlets

East London borough

Southwark · Newcastle · Liverpool · Manchester · Edinburgh

socioeconomic character

SurreyBlackpool

Lancashire resort town

Middlesbrough · Hull · Burnley · Oldham · Sunderland

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G