Gloucestershire

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

noun

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

Gloucestershire

/ -ʃə; ˈɡlɒstəˌʃɪə /

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

The actor made the payment to Brimscombe Mill in Stroud, Gloucestershire, after it was the revealed the building had been sold, putting jobs at risk.

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The officer, a constable aged in his thirties, was arrested on Tuesday in Gloucestershire by counterterrorism police, who said the suspected support "relates to activity online".

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He has been taken to a police custody unit outside Gloucestershire.

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Gloucestershire Police Assistant Chief Constable Arman Mathieson said the searches aimed to find digital devices for analysis.

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Janette now has to take four buses to see her daughter in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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