Chelmsford

American

[chelms-ferd, chelmz-] / ˈtʃɛlms fərd, ˈtʃɛlmz- /

noun

a city in NE Massachusetts.

Chelmsford British

/ ˈtʃɛlmzfəd /

noun

a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)

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The 34-year-old was born in Chelmsford but grew up in America and won silver in the ski slopestyle at the Sochi 2014 Games, before switching allegiance to Team GB in 2019.

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Kenworthy, 34, was born in Chelmsford but has lived in the United States for most of his life.

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In 2010, Cottrell was appointed Bishop of Chelmsford, and David Tudor's boss, and acknowledged that during his first week in office he was briefed on longstanding safeguarding concerns about the priest.

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Greg, a father, structural engineer and Arsenal fan from Roxwell, near Chelmsford, died a week later, on 10 May 2024.

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"Greg was my first son and the person who made me walk taller and be a good person," says Dervin, who lives in Broomfield, near Chelmsford.

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