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*THE 9 ‘COUNTIES’ OF ‘SOUTH EAST ENGLAND’*
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*”south east england” is the ‘most populous’ of the 9 ‘official regions’ of ‘england’*
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(at the first level of ‘NUTS’)
“nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes”
(at least in the ‘pre-brexit EU era’)
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*it consists of…*
‘berkshire’
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‘buckinghamshire’
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‘east sussex’
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‘hampshire’
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the ‘isle of wight’
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‘kent’
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‘oxfordshire’
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‘surrey’
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‘west sussex’
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(as with the other regions of ‘england’ (apart from ‘greater london’), the ‘south east’ has no ‘elected government’)
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(it is the 3rd-largest region of ‘england’, with an area of 19,096 km² (7,373 square miles), and is also the ‘most populous’ with a total population of over ‘8.5 million’ (as of ‘2011’))
(the headquarters for the region’s governmental bodies are in ‘guildford’, and the region contains 7 cities: ‘brighton and hove’, ‘canterbury’, ‘chichester’, ‘oxford’, ‘portsmouth’, ‘southampton’, and ‘winchester’, though other major settlements include ‘reading’ and ‘milton keynes’)
(its proximity to ‘london’ and connections to several national motorways have led to ‘south east england’ becoming an ‘economic hub’, with the ‘largest economy in the country’ (outside the ‘capital’))
(it is the location of ‘gatwick airport’ (the UK’s 2nd-busiest airport), and its coastline along the ‘english channel’ provides numerous ferry crossings to ‘mainland europe’)
(the region is known for its ‘countryside’, which includes the ‘north downs’ and the ‘chiltern hills’ as well as 2 ‘national parks’: the ‘new forest’ and the ‘south downs’)
(the ‘river thames’ flows through the region and its ‘basin’ is known as the ‘thames valley’)
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(it is also the location for a number of internationally-known ‘places of interest’, such as:)
‘HMS Victory‘ (in ‘portsmouth’)
‘cliveden’ (in ‘buckinghamshire’)
‘thorpe park’ + ‘RHS wisley’ (in ‘surrey’)
‘blenheim palace’ (in ‘oxfordshire’)
‘windsor castle’ (in ‘berkshire’)
‘leeds castle’, the ‘white cliffs of dover’, ‘canterbury cathedral’ (in ‘kent’)
‘brighton pier’ + ‘hammerwood park’ (in ‘east sussex’)
‘wakehurst place’ (in ‘west sussex’)
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(the region has many ‘universities’)
(the ‘university of oxford’ is ranked among the best in the world)
(‘south east england’ is host to various ‘sporting events’, including the annual ‘henley royal regatta’, ‘royal ascot’ and the ‘epsom derby’, and sporting venues include ‘wentworth golf club’ and ‘brands hatch’)
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(some of the events of the ‘2012 summer olympics’ were held in the ‘south east’, including the rowing at ‘eton dorney’ and part of the cycling road race in the ‘surrey hills’)
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👈👈👈☜*“THE 9 ENGLISH REGIONS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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