Gloucestershire

American  

[glos-ter-sheer, -sher, glaw-ster-] / ˈglɒs tərˌʃɪər, -ʃər, ˈglɔ stər- /

noun

1. a county in SW England. 1,255 sq. mi. (2,640 sq. km). Gloucester.

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Gloucestershire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈɡlɒstəˌʃɪə /

noun

1.  Glos.  a county of SW England, situated around the lower Severn valley: contains the Forest of Dean and the main part of the Cotswold Hills: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire (part of Avon county from 1974 to 1996). Administrative centre: Gloucester. Pop (excluding South Gloucestershire): 568 500 (2003 est). Area (excluding South Gloucestershire): 2643 sq km (1020 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

A business owner in Gloucestershire has now moved despite her "stunning" location at the end of the bridge, while chairman of Tidenham Parish Council Clive Russell described it as "an extraordinarily big issue".

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Gloucestershire Police said a man in his 40s from Tewkesbury was arrested on Wednesday before being interviewed and released on police bail.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it was too late to reinstate cancelled appointments on Monday, but health chiefs were working to reorganise those scheduled from Tuesday to Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

In February, the BBC reported that an MoD Police investigation into drone sightings over US airbases in Norfolk, Suffolk and Gloucestershire in 2024 had not identified any suspects.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

"I have a commission for you; my valuable friends in Gloucestershire write me thus...."

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile