Gloucestershire vs. Gloucester — What's the Difference?

Gloucestershire ( (listen) (listen) abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.

Gloucester ( (listen) GLOS-tər) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, 19 miles (31 km) east of Monmouth and 17 miles (27 km) east of the border with Wales.

A county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley

A town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

A city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn