Don’t call it teaching, Tim. Call it sharing.
To clarify, in Thomas's English (and in mine) “Gloucestershire” is pronounced (approximately) as “glostershuh” and “Oxfordshire” as “oxfordshuh”: in each case the last vowel is a schwa and there is no final “r”. “Combe” is pronounced “coom” and signifies a deep narrow valley, especially one that cuts into the flank of a hill. You will also see it spelled “coombe”, which better reflects its pronunciation.
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