Cambridgeshire

American

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

noun

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

Cambridgeshire British

/ ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

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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Both men were initially arrested on suspicion of trespass on a prohibited site and criminal damage - after Cambridgeshire Police officers joined the search - and were taken to a local station.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

One of Claire's favourite places is a converted railway carriage near Ely in Cambridgeshire, which she has visited three times.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

However, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire would remain in prolonged dry weather - the level below official drought status.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Sweeney is understood to have died at HMP Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire on 14 August.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Such were the princes of the Iceni, who occupied Norfolk, most of Suffolk, and part of Cambridgeshire, and, for inter-tribal reasons, took the side of the conquerors at the outset.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent

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