Cambridgeshire

American

[keym-brij-sheer, -sher] / ˈkeɪm brɪdʒˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in E England. 1,316 sq. mi. (3,410 sq. km).

Cambridgeshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə /

noun

a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)

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I was the first reporter to interview Huntley and his partner, Maxine Carr, after Holly and Jessica disappeared in Soham, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday, 4 August 2002.

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Harvey Christian, from Cambridgeshire, was thought to have been on the mountain in January 2023.

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The world record for the biggest litter of any dog breed was a Neapolitan mastiff from Cambridgeshire named Tia, who gave birth to 24 pups in 2004.

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A new data-led system will help identify low-income families in Cambridgeshire entitled to more money.

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Cambridgeshire district and city councils collaborated on the system which will identify those not claiming benefits they are entitled to and notify eligible families not receiving free school meals.

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