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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Jilly Fretwell, of Somersham, Cambridgeshire, had been "devastated" in 2020 when their beloved five-year-old black cat Bindi ran off.

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The trouble with potato prices is you never know what you're going to get, says Lucy Munns, a potato farmer in Cambridgeshire.

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Martin Olley:, external Batter played for the likes of Northamptonshire, Middlesex and Cambridgeshire.

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A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire Service said the blaze had been extinguished on Saturday evening and an investigation would take place to establish the cause.

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Cambridgeshire Police said three people had been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office.

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