Cambridgeshire

American  

[keym-brij-sheer, -sher] / ˈkeɪm brɪdʒˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in E England. 1,316 sq. mi. (3,410 sq. km).

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Cambridgeshire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

NHS healthcare assistant Rebecca Ableman, 30, was walking with her two-year-old daughter Autumn on a pavement by the B1050 in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, when she was hit from behind on 22 September 2022.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Jones contacted BBC News after reading how North West Cambridgeshire MP Sam Carling had criticised her former religion in Parliament.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Wainwright said he retired from his most recent job at the East of England Ambulance Service in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, in 2020, and begrudgingly took on the role of house husband.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Cambridgeshire County Council's children and young people committee agreed on Tuesday to extend financial support in Cambridgeshire until September.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

We have also from Yarmouth the next example:— To the memory of Isaac Smith, who died March 24th, 1808, and Samuel Bodger, who died April 2nd, 1808, both of the Cambridgeshire Militia.

From Curious Epitaphs by Various