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Cambridgeshire

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

noun

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

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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He had travelled to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and March in Cambridgeshire, and as he drove through Willingham the crane's unsecured grabber moved and was hanging over the side of his trailer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Wainwright said he retired from his most recent job at the East of England Ambulance Service in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, in 2020, and begrudgingly took on the role of house husband.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

About 900 fish died because of elevated levels of ammonia and low levels of oxygen at Kings Delph, near Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, in September 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Cambridgeshire County Council's children and young people committee agreed on Tuesday to extend financial support in Cambridgeshire until September.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

This curious use of hermits, as keepers of roads and bridges, was common in Cambridgeshire before the Reformation.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

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