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  

/ ˈɡlɒstəˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

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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Gloucestershire

A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday morning.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Counter Terrorism Policing can now confirm they are leading an investigation into an incident which took place overnight near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire," the Met statement added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Police received a call shortly after midnight Sunday about three suspicious vehicles apparently traveling toward RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, near the southern Welsh border.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sunday morning about three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be traveling toward RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, about 100 miles west of London, said the Metropolitan Police, the primary law-enforcement agency for the British capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I had been aware, of course, that Julian was affianced to a certain Miss Marston of the county of Gloucestershire.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason