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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.


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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Joe Hanlon, who runs Cotswold Dry Stone in Gloucestershire, says it has long been a "defining feature" of the local area, often featuring on picturesque postcards.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Gloucestershire Police had been investigating the death of Webb, 33, who died in hospital after becoming unwell following the treatment.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Kingscote said Webb, from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, would not have undergone the procedure had she known about the previous enforcement action.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

In reality, the court was told, Griffiths was employed at Newberry International Produce in Newent, Gloucestershire, and rented the £900,0000 Oxford property rather than owning it.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In the chapel at Wortley Hall, in Gloucestershire, there was inscribed, and most likely painted, “an history and Daunce of Deathe of all estatts and degrees.”

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

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