Cirencester

British

/ ˈsaɪrənˌsɛstə /

noun

Latin name: Corinium. a market town in S England, in Gloucestershire: Roman amphitheatre. Pop: 15 861 (2001)

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Addressing a conference of all the scientists on the project held in Cirencester this week, Bezkaravainyi described his country's soil as "the foundation of our whole economy".

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Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

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The Wonderwall star is believed to have bought former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams' £4m residence in Coates, near Cirencester.

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About 380 children will have to find someone else to study when Rendcomb College near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, shuts this summer.

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Jono had only received an interim payment from the Post Office which he had used to buy a small caravan in a holiday park near Cirencester where Sarah still lives.

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