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  Gloucestershire - LoveToKnow Watches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, a county of the west midlands of England, bounded N. by Worcestershire, N.E. by Warwickshire, E. by Oxfordshire, S.E. by Berkshire and Wiltshire, S. by Somerset, and W. by Monmouth and Herefordshire.
The district of Over Severn is mainly of Keuper marls.
Gloucestershire is in the Oxford circuit, and assizes are held at Gloucester.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Gloucestershire   (3843 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Gloucestershire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Gloucestershire (pronounced [ˈglɔːstɜːʃɜː]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in southwest England.
When considered as a ceremonial county, Gloucestershire borders the preserved county of Gwent in Wales, and in England the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and Wiltshire (including Swindon).
The area of South Gloucestershire was made part of the administrative County of Avon in 1974.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Gloucestershire   (451 words)

  
 2005 English cricket season (1-14 June) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gloucestershire could only manage 183 in their first innings, and only 98 in their second, while Irish wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien held nine catches.
With their first three innings all being over before the Bangladeshis made 200, the series was clearly England's, who consolidated their position at second in the ICC Test Championship table.
In the next over, the new batsman Michael Vaughan edged Andrew Symonds' ball to midwicket, and the pressure was suddenly on the English.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_English_cricket_season_(1-14_June)   (6418 words)

  
 Over, Gloucestershire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Over is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, situated about 20 km north-west of Bristol.
The road, known locally as Over Lane, follows the foot of the Severn Escarpment, whereas the motorway follows the ridge.
According to local legends, a ghost of an old woman haunts this town every New Year's Eve.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Over,_South_Gloucestershire   (135 words)

  
 Property to buy - property for sale in Gloucestershire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The accomodation is arranged over two floors and comprises of two reception rooms and...
Over three floors this beautifully presented four bedroom property, that has been stylishly renovated in recent times, is situated close to good local shops and schools.
A modern detached house situated on the lower slopes of the village with commanding views over the valley and Painswick mill pond.
www.primelocation.com /new/textSearch/propertysales/Gloucestershire/350000-399999.html   (6804 words)

  
 Collett Genealogy
William Collett, born 1518 in Over Slaughter Gloucestershire England, died 1587 in Upper Slaughter Gloucestershire England.
Henry Collett, born 1520 in Over Slaughter Gloucestershire England, died 1592 in Over Slaughter Gloucestershire England.
She married (1) 3 Feb 1818 in Siddington Gloucestershire England, Edmund Wall, christened 4 May 1799 in South Cerney Gloucestershire England, died 5 Aug 1845 in Siddington Gloucestershire England, buried 9 Aug 1845 in Siddington Gloucestershire England.
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 BBC NEWS | England | Gloucestershire | Concerns over child DNA records
Gloucestershire police are being accused of blocking efforts to find out how many DNA records on innocent young people are being secretly held on file.
Concerns arose in Gloucestershire after the case of a 14-year-old Hertfordshire boy who was the victim of mistaken identity.
An all-party scrutiny committee meeting on Wednesday voted to press the chief constable for information on the number of young people in the county whose DNA records were being held on file.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4788504.stm   (234 words)

  
 Lord Montague
Gloucestershire police are investigating the sightings and treating the incident as suspicious.
Several eyewitnesses saw the unworldly glow in a vaguely circular motion in the clouds at around 11pm and are convinced it was not a helicopter or spotlight.
Matt Ford spokesman for Gloucestershire police said there had been three reports for the Stroud area of an unexplained light in the Sky on Saturday night.
www.gprg.co.uk /uforeport.htm   (3226 words)

  
 GENUKI: Gloucestershire - Census Returns 1801-1901
Copies of census on microfilm are available at the Gloucester Record Office for most parishes in Gloucestershire (exceptions are parishes which have changed county over the years).
The 1891 South Gloucestershire and Bristol census is being indexed as part of the FreeCEN project.
A separate transcription of 1851 Gloucestershire Census has been compiled by Gloucestershire Family History Society members and is now available for purchase on CD from the Society.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/GLS/Census   (1224 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Gloucestershire left with sense of inferiority
This was only too evident when the makeshift opening pair of Dominic Hewson and Rob Cunliffe were both back in the pavilion by the end of the seventh over, Hewson not offering a shot to a ball which went straight through into his stumps and Cunliffe edging to Matt Haynes in the slips.
Gloucestershire, for all their earnest approach, had never found the swing Darren Cousins uncovered to claim those two wickets but then the pitch had been deadened by several days' rain and then scuffed as the bowlers ran through.
The wicket-keeper drew the flak leaving Taylor to strike out a determined 27 with four boundaries although the partnership was lucky to survive when Adrian Rollins at short leg juggled with a prod by Russell but failed to hold on to it at the second attempt.
content-usa.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/88872.html   (563 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Cricket | Gloucestershire grab revenge
Gloucestershire started like a team who had won their last four matches but were still smarting from the Taunton drubbing.
Whereas Spearman was muscular, Taylor was clinical, the former Gloucestershire captain rarely stepping outside the coaching manual as he scampered along to his third fifty in this year's competition, off 21 balls, and he finished with 83 off 34 balls.
His dismissal, caught in the covers aiming over mid-wicket for a fifth six, denied Gloucestershire a chance of beating Somerset's record but they are happily heading for the quarter-finals as group leaders.
sport.guardian.co.uk /cricket/story/0,,1815864,00.html   (314 words)

  
 GENUKI: Genealogical research information for Gloucestershire, England
Ralph Bigland visited many of Gloucestershire's graveyards in the late 18th Century, and recorded the contents of the Memorials he found in a series of 4 volumes, available in the Gloucestershire Record Office.
Several Gloucestershire churches are featured on Phil Draper's Church Crawler Website, devoted to news and information about churches in the UK, and worldwide, where the emphasis is on "less-well-known churches that do not appear on the tourist trails of the world".
Names from Musters of the Gloucestershire (North and South) Militia 1781-82 are available for purchase on floppy disk or microfiche through Family History Indexes (the link to Militia Musters is part way down the page).
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 Gloucestershire v Surrey: Sporting Life - Cricket | England v Pakistan, Second Test, Old Trafford, NatWest Pro40, ...
Gloucestershire coach Mark Alleyne produced his best first-class bowling figures for three years as Surrey were dismissed for 298 in the Frizzell County Championship Division One match at Bristol.
Gloucestershire reached 113 for two by the close of an interesting day's cricket, with Tim Hancock having made 43 and Philip Weston unbeaten on 41.
Gloucestershire's player-coach struck again six overs later when he bowled Shahid to claim his 400th first-class wicket for the county.
www.sportinglife.com /cricket/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=cricket/04/06/02/CRICKET_Gloucestershire_Nightlead.html   (622 words)

  
 Notts march on with victory over Gloucestershire || Outlawed - Unofficial Nottinghamshire News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Rain wiped out the pre-lunch session but Gloucestershire must have known their stay of execution would prove only temporary when play got under way at 1.25pm.
Stuart MacGill grabbed four of the wickets to fall to finish with five for 92 as Gloucestershire were dismissed for 219.
Gloucestershire slipped to 167 for eight when Ian Fisher, who managed only a single, was bamboozled by MacGill and bowled.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s134/st11153.htm   (394 words)

  
 UFOs in Gloucestershire England
Gloucestershire seems to have had something of a minor UFO flap during July 2005, with silent UFOs spotted over several places in the county over the course of the month.
A ghost-hunter is appealing for other county fans of the paranormal to help him identify strange moving lights he saw in the sky over Gloucestershire.
It was moving smoothly backwards and forwards over a field just beyond the last row of houses on the Northway estate, whilst maintaining a steady altitude.
www.darkstar1.co.uk /GlosUFOs.htm   (3531 words)

  
 Buy to let Mortgage Gloucestershire
The county of Gloucestershire covers over 1000 square miles in the South West of England and typifies the rustic image of England 's country folk with their rosy red cheeks and "oo aar" accents.
The name Gloucestershire comes from the Briton Glouiu meaning bright place - its Roman name was Glevum Gloucestershire is also the home of one of Britain's prettiest and most popular regions - the Cotswolds - with its soft stone villages and stunning views.
Part of the county goes over what might otherwise be Gloucestershire's border - the River Severn - and on its farthest and wildest edges to the west are the beautiful Wye Valley, Forest of Dean and Bristol Channel.
www.mortgagearrangers.co.uk /buy_to_let/gloucestershire.html   (368 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Yorkshire gain revenge over Gloucestershire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Yorkshire gained revenge over Gloucestershire for their three one-day defeats last season as the Phoenix beat the Gladiators by 35 runs under Duckworth Lewis.
After hitting Averies for four over long-on Lehmann was caught by Alleyne at short fine leg the next ball.
When the Phoenix took the final Gladiators wicket they had 2.4 overs left and moved to the top of division one in both the National League and the County Championship.
www.icc-cricket.com /india/content/story/91117.html   (549 words)

  
 Wassail! Wassail! All Over The Town - Version 1
On New Year's Eve, December 31st, 1864, the carol was sung in the little village of Over, near Gloucester, by a troop of Wassailers from the neighbouring village of Minsterworth.
This eighteenth-century folk carol from the Gloucestershire region of England is an open and direct celebration of the most secular functions of the holiday season.
It is a very skillfully crafted tribute to the raucous rituals of Christmas cheer, with a strong melody which is eminently suitable to the liveliness of Gloucestershire.
www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Hymns_and_Carols/wassail_wassail_all_over_1.htm   (1109 words)

  
 Ananova - Sami secures thrilling win for Kent
In contrast to their opponents earlier in the day, Gloucestershire's opening batsmen began with a quick-scoring spree, their runs coming at the rate of five an over before the first wicket fell.
Gloucestershire were three down for 64, losing all three wickets to Sami.
The tension grew as Gloucestershire neared their target but, with Alleyne and James Averis both run out for 28 and one respectively, Sami ended the innings claiming the last two wickets in the last over from which Gloucestershire had needed just two runs.
www.ananova.com /sport/story/sm_933379.html?menu=sport.story   (511 words)

  
 SITA UK - South Gloucestershire
South Gloucestershire is a Unitary Authority comprising of 105,000 households on the northern and eastern fringes of Bristol and the rural areas and market towns north of the city.
The recycling rate in South Gloucestershire has risen from 6% in 2000 to 23.2% in 2004 and is on target to reach 36% in 2004/05 due to the introduction of the new green waste and cardboard collections.
The introduction of food waste into the green bin collections is the final piece of the jigsaw, and is projected to raise the recycling rate to 44%.
www.sita.co.uk /local-authorities/integrated-waste/south-gloucestershire   (313 words)

  
 Gloucestershire v Kent: Sporting Life - Cricket | England v Pakistan, Second Test, Old Trafford, NatWest Pro40, ...
After just 55 overs were possible on the first three days, Gloucestershire captain Chris Taylor and Kent counterpart David Fulton agreed to contrive a finish on the final day and each side forfeited an innings.
Kent were left 302 to win in 80 overs and that proved no problem as Key and Carberry produced some fine strokeplay on an easy-paced pitch.
Gloucestershire begun the day on 202 for six and a further 99 runs were added in only 13 overs before the declaration came.
www.sportinglife.com /cricket/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=cricket/04/04/19/CRICKET_Gloucestershire_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=   (566 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Gloucestershire | Fury over underage alcohol sales
Ch Supt Green, of Gloucestershire Constabulary, said: "We are running these operations on a regular basis now.
We will be pushing for the strongest penalties, especially for the premises that have failed on more than one occasion.
From 24 November new licensing laws could see strict conditions imposed on premises that fail test purchase operations or risk having their licence revoked.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4397522.stm   (237 words)

  
 cricket20 :: Twenty20 Cricket News - Dragons conquer Gladiators   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It was Glamorgan's third one-day victory over Gloucestershire this season.
Under darkening skies and persistent drizzle Gloucestershire were reduced to five for two in the second over.
After that, the Gloucestershire innings fell away as they lost their last four wickets for 23 runs with Alex Wharf finishing with three for 23.
www.thetwenty20cup.co.uk /news/article.asp?NewsID=109   (435 words)

  
 India 'A' beat Gloucestershire
Continuing the impressive run on the England tour, India 'A' scored a 69-run victory over Gloucestershire in a one-day match at Cheltenham on Monday.
Electing to bat, the visitors posted 262 for eight in 50 overs, with valuable contributions from almost all the middle- order batsmen.
They then came up with a superb bowling performance to restrict Gloucestershire to 193 all out in 44.3 overs and remain undefeated on the tour.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2003/jul/28indiaa.htm   (370 words)

  
 Ananova - Sport - Cricket - Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire were foiled by the adverse weather at Edgbaston and had to be content with a Frizzell County Championship draw with Warwickshire.
Warwickshire's Frizzell County Championship Division One clash with Gloucestershire was again affected by the weather on Thursday.
Gloucestershire will hand a debut to Alastair Bressington as they begin life in Division One of the Frizzell County Championship with a home game against Kent.
www.ananova.com /sport?keywords=Cricket,Gloucestershire&menu=sport.cricket.countycricket.gloucestershire   (255 words)

  
 Rotors over Churchdown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In 2001 however a more correct all-over camouflage livery was applied, although the squadron code KX-K should have been in larger letters and coloured dark red instead of the light grey used.
While the Gloucestershire Regiment were earning their United Nations Distinguished Unit Citation in the stuggle against Communism, aircraft such as the Sikorsky H-5 were busy taking wounded soldiers to mobile army surgical hospitals, plucking downed airmen from the sea or making daring rescues behind enemy lines.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has a helicopter paramedic service for the first time in almost two and a half years with the opening of a new helipad.
glostransporthistory.softdata.co.uk /Rotors.htm   (6633 words)

  
 Everyman Gloucestershire's Theatre News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Working with a team of over 100 highly skilled actors, artists, writers, musicians and practitioners the projects focus on four main areas: community projects, new theatre writing, theatre production, lifelong learning and Everyman Youth Theatre.
The Other Space’s unique programme of presenting new theatre writing, and supporting Gloucestershire’s theatre companies, has seen the studio have it’s busiest year ever with almost 50% more performances and an increase in audiences of over 1200 people.
Over 40,000 people booed, hissed and cheered their way through 71 performances of the fairy tale — an increase of almost 2,000 people on the previous year.
www.everymantheatre.org.uk /information/news_article.asp?News_ID=85   (352 words)

  
 Voyce Pullin specialise in all aspects of rural surveying including Sales by auction and the running of Cirencester ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A farmer's son born and bred in the heart of Gloucestershire with over 10 years experience as a Specialist Auctioneer of both Pedigree and Commercial Beef Cattle and Sheep.
Son of former England Rugby Captain and farmer, Jon was born and bred on the family farm in South Gloucestershire.
A Chartered Surveyor and Agricultural Valuer who has practised in the West Country for over 15 years, he is a former chairman of the Gloucestershire and District Agricultural Valuers Association and a member of the committee of the RICS Rural Faculty Group for Gloucestershire, Somerset and North Wilts.
www.voycepullin.co.uk /about_us2.htm   (604 words)

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