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Cirencester

British  
/ ˈsaɪrənˌsɛstə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lou Sampson, from Cirencester, no longer works so she can look after her husband.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Holder was found guilty by a jury of seven men and five women at Gloucester Crown Court, sitting in Cirencester, on Friday.

From BBC May 7, 2026

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.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

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

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

Then Uncle Brian said when they left later today he planned to drive to Bath via Cirencester and the A417 and Dad's face lit up with horror.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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