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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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March is B Corp month; Certified B Corporations - of which there are about 80 in Gloucestershire - are rigorously tested to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

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The base, located on the border of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, has been used by the US in the past to conduct long-range heavy bombing missions.

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Gloucestershire Police had been investigating the death of Alice Webb, 33, who died on 24 September 2024, after becoming unwell following cosmetic treatment.

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The arena forms part of the Brabazon Park project, the redevelopment of brownfield land on the Bristol and South Gloucestershire border.

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