Cambridgeshire

[keym-brij-sheer, -sher]

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

Cambridgeshire

/ -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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It warns future economic growth will be likely be compromised as water becomes scarcer and has already highlighted how water shortages in parts of Sussex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk have limited housing and business growth.

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The competition was run in partnership with the BBC, and open to seven to 11-year-olds in Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.

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This year will also see a bigger input from the BBC Music Introducing teams which cover Suffolk and Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire and Essex, with 21 local acts performing on the Lavish Lounge stage.

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The annual cheese-rolling event in the Cambridgeshire village dates back to the 1950s.

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Former Conservative MP for North West Cambridgeshire, Shailesh Vara, is one of the people who have been voicing their opinions on the cheese's origins.

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