That morning was November 11th, when the morning name was home counties. A first stab, from Wikipedia: (#1) The former administrative counties (1889—1965) surrounding London (names of those bordering London in boldface): 1. Buckinghamshire 2. Hertfordshire 3. Essex 4. Berkshire 5. Middlesex (now entirely absorbed within London) 6. Surrey 7. Kent 8. Sussex. The home counties are the counties of … Continue reading A morning in the home counties