A Merseyside village was named 'one of the poshest' in the country.
According to a recent report from The Telegraph and Savills Estate Agents, Hightown is one of the 'poshest' villages in the UK.
The list named 54 'posh' villages up and down the country, with Hightown being one of them.
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We visited Hightown to see what life is like in this quaint little 'posh' village - and what residents make of their home's position on the list.
The rural Merseyside village is a quiet community with one road in and out - and according to one resident, that's just how they like it.
On a chilly January afternoon under a clear blue sky, the only noise came from the odd car driving past on Blundell Road.
The village centre has a Post Office, a shop, a chemist and a pub next to the train station.
Some of the people the ECHO spoke to expressed a feeling of unease over the word 'posh', with some residents saying they felt it was a negative word.
Mr and Mrs Short pulled a face when asked whether they thought the area they had lived in for more than two decades was 'posh'.
Mr Short told the ECHO : "To me, posh does not mean approachable whereas everyone in Hightown is approachable. They're all relatively friendly, they're well off, they're comfortable with all their bits and pieces but I wouldn't say posh. I would perhaps redefine that.
"We've lived here for 20 years, in three different houses and we've basically moved up the social scale. We like where we live, it's suitable for my work and it's safe.
"When we moved here[...] it was always a very safe place to live."
The village, just 10 miles from Liverpool, has an approximate population of just 2,000 people.
Roxy Wolf, 58, moved to the area 18 years ago after living in Waterloo with her husband and children.
She said: "I think it's really good. The village used to be quiet at one stage but now it's like the M6 for bikes since we got the bike path.
"Before that it used to be nice and quiet around here. I don't feel like it's posh. I don't look at it like we live in a dead posh area and we've lived here for about 18 years.
"Walking around people don't seem posh. I know there are people that are posh. I'm a member of the tennis club so there are a few people I know who talk posh, and we're members of the sailing club even though we don't have a boat so we get to know a few people.
"There are potentially people who say 'oh, it's dead posh there'. To us, it isn't."
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