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

Elsewhere in Gloucestershire, Imbruglia also performed at Westonbirt Arboretum in June 2023, supporting Jack Savoretti as part of the Forestry England Forest Live summer concert series.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The location is Chavenage House, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, where a bonfire scene is to be filmed for season two.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Crawley's hack to be bowled in the second innings against Gloucestershire suggested a break from red-ball cricket might be no bad thing.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

In Gloucestershire, McLaughlin said Sir David "set the standard" of what the wildlife trust should be doing when he opened its conservation centre at Robinswood Hill in 1992.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Atkyn’s Gloucestershire; and see the references in Tanner.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Addison, Charles G.