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

As well as the exceptional spell of heat, spring 2026 was extremely dry in parts of southern and eastern England where counties such as Kent and Cambridgeshire received around a third of their expected rainfall.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Thirty participants were recruited through the University of Cambridge and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

In London, most of the home counties and Cambridgeshire, it is 28C.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

A 22-year-old student from Cambridgeshire said she and other final-year students had been left with "zero information" about jobs, adding pressure during exams and as they prepare dissertations.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Sir Thomas has also printed, at his own press at Middle Hill, those of Wiltshire, 1623; Somersetshire, 1623; and Cambridgeshire, 1619.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony