Gloucestershire
ceremonial county in England (use Q21694733 for administrative non-metropolitan county)
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Summary
Gloucestershire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Gloucestershire draws 11,825 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #18 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South West England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Gloucester[5]
- Shares border with: Wiltshire[6], City of Bristol[7], Herefordshire[8], Worcestershire[9], Somerset[10], Oxfordshire[11], Warwickshire[12], Gwent[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gloucestershire[14], South Gloucestershire[15]
- Commons category: Gloucestershire[16]
- Said to be the same as: Gloucestershire[17]
- Official website: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gloucestershire[19]
- Commons gallery: Gloucestershire[20]
- Population: 861,700[21], 916,202[22], 928,466[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Official name: Gloucestershire[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gloucestershire[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gloucestershire[30]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Gloucestershire[31]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Gloucestershire[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gloucestershire[33]
- Different from: Gloucestershire[34]
- Area: 3149.9785 km²[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gloucestershire[36]
- Historic county: Gloucestershire[37]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Gloucestershire[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gloucestershire include Gloucestershire Airport[39], an airport[40], in United Kingdom[41].
Why It Matters
Gloucestershire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Gloucestershire is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Gloucestershire include Gloucestershire Airport[39], an airport[40], in United Kingdom[41].