Gloucestershire

[ glos-ter-sheer, -sher, glaw-ster- ]

noun

1. a county in SW England. 1,255 sq. mi. (2,640 sq. km). : Gloucester.

Gloucestershire

/ ˈɡlɒstəˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of SW England, situated around the lower Severn valley: contains the Forest of Dean and the main part of the Cotswold Hills: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire (part of Avon county from 1974 to 1996). Administrative centre: Gloucester. Pop (excluding South Gloucestershire): 568 500 (2003 est). Area (excluding South Gloucestershire): 2643 sq km (1020 sq miles) Glos

Example Sentences

Hollinghurst, a novelist, was born in Stroud in Gloucestershire, England in 1954.

From Washington Blade

The match took place on the final day of the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, at the Beaufort Polo Club.

From The Daily Beast

The Gloucestershire countryside, where he finds himself through a variety of funny circumstances, is familiar.

From The Daily Beast

The diocese includes parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, and a small but populous Cathedral.

From Project Gutenberg

The Gloucestershire visit was probably to the Fowles at Elkstone.

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The vineyards of Gloucestershire used formerly to be famous.

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Among the English Vineyards those of Gloucestershire stood pre-eminent.

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Born in Gloucestershire , he served as ship's apprentice when eleven years of age.

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