Cambridgeshire

American

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

noun

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

Cambridgeshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə /

noun

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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The boy was visiting Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, with his family on 18 June when he was attacked by at least one of the animals.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In Cambridgeshire the grant is delivered through the Cambridgeshire Energy Retrofit Partnership, which combines six councils.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

When Codona moved on to what has become his family's caravan site, just outside Elm, near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, in 2020, he did not have planning permission.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Brigades from across the East of England joined forces to fight the flames, including from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

These river gravels are amongst the most interesting of Cambridgeshire geological formations.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare

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