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The Principality or Kingdom ___MASK81___ Gwynedd ( Medieval Latin : " Venedotia " or " Norwallia "; Middle Welsh : " Guynet ",) was one ___MASK81___ several successor states to the ___MASK46___ that emerged in sub - Roman Britain in the 5th century during the Anglo - Saxon settlement ___MASK81___ Britain . ___MASK28___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK41___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK28___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . ___MASK45___ , officially the Grand Duchy ___MASK81___ ___MASK45___ , is a landlocked country in western Europe . It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north , ___MASK97___ to the east , and France to the south . Its capital , ___MASK45___ City , is , together with ___MASK84___ and Strasbourg , one ___MASK81___ the three official capitals ___MASK81___ the European Union and the seat ___MASK81___ the European Court ___MASK81___ Justice , the highest juridical authority in the EU . Its culture , people and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbors , making it essentially a mixture ___MASK81___ French and Germanic cultures . The repeated invasions by its neighbor countries , especially in World War II , resulted in the country ' s ___MASK95___ will for mediation between France and ___MASK97___ and led to the foundation ___MASK81___ the European Union . ___MASK58___ is an area in north - west ___MASK28___ , named after the old Kingdom of ___MASK58___ . As a local government area , it is the second biggest in ___MASK28___ in terms of geographical area and also one of the most sparsely populated . A majority of the population are Welsh - speaking . The name ___MASK58___ is also used for a preserved county , covering the two local government areas of ___MASK58___ and the Isle of Anglesey . Culturally and historically , the name can also be used for most of North ___MASK28___ ( for instance , the area covered by the ___MASK58___ Constabulary ), roughly corresponding to the territory of the Kingdom of ___MASK58___ at its greatest extent . The current area is 2 , 548 square km ( 983 . 78 sq miles , slightly smaller than Luxembourg ) with a population as measured in the 2011 Census of 121 , 874 . Geoff Travis ( born 2 February 1952 ) is the founder ___MASK81___ both Rough Trade Records and the Rough Trade chain ___MASK81___ record shops . A former ___MASK92___ teacher and owner ___MASK81___ a punk record shop , Travis founded the Rough Trade label in 1978 . Yr Wyddfa commonly known as Snowdon in English , is the highest mountain in ___MASK28___ , at an elevation of above sea level , and the highest point in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands . It is located in Snowdonia National Park (") in Gwynedd , and has been described as " probably the busiest mountain in Britain ". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare ___MASK13___ and fauna . Ladbroke ___MASK44___ is a North - ___MASK91___ road in the Royal Borough of ___MASK26___ and Chelsea , running north / south between Holland Park Avenue and Harrow Road . It is also the name given to the immediate surrounding area of Notting Hill and North ___MASK26___ , straddling the W10 and W11 postal districts . Ladbroke ___MASK44___ tube station is located on the road , at the point where it is crossed by the Westway . The adjacent bridge and nearby section of the Westway ( London ) was regenerated in 2007 in a partnership including Urban Eye , Transport for London and London Underground . It is also the nearest tube station to Portobello Road Market . It is the main road on the route of the annual Notting Hill Carnival in August . The northern tip of the road is located in Kensal Green , with the southern end in Notting Hill . The Smiths were an English rock ___MASK29___ formed in ___MASK98___ in 1982 . The ___MASK29___ consisted ___MASK81___ vocalist Morrissey , guitarist Johnny Marr , bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce . Critics have called them the ___MASK30___ important alternative rock ___MASK29___ to emerge from the British independent music scene ___MASK81___ the 1980s ." Q " magazine ' s Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that the Smiths were " the one truly vital voice ___MASK81___ the ' 80s ", " the ___MASK30___ influential British guitar group ___MASK81___ the decade " and the " first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms ". The " NME " named the Smiths the " ___MASK30___ influential artist ever " in a 2002 poll . The United ___MASK11___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe ___MASK7___ of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Post - punk ( originally " new musick ") is a broad type ___MASK81___ rock music that emerged from the punk movement ___MASK81___ the 1970s , in which artists departed from punk rock ' s raw , accessible style to pursue a variety ___MASK81___ avant - ___MASK68___ sensibilities . Attempting to break from rock tradition , post - punk artists experimented with sources such as electronic music , black dance music and the avant - ___MASK68___ , as well as novel recording technology and production techniques . The movement also saw the frequent intersection ___MASK81___ music with art and politics , as artists incorporated ideas from sources such as modernist literature , critical theory , cinema , and performance art . Accompanying these musical developments were communities that produced independent record labels , visual art , multimedia performances and fanzines in conjunction with the music . Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in ___MASK22___ , ___MASK61___ . It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove . Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk , very early indie pop and early post - punk bands such as The Smiths and Desperate Bicycles , Travis began to manage acts and distribute bands such as Scritti Politti and began the label , which was informed by left - wing politics and structured as a co - operative . Soon after , Rough Trade also set up a distribution arm that serviced independent retail outlets across Britain , a network that became known as the Cartel . Duffy ( born 23 June 1984 as Amie Ann Duffy ) is a Welsh singer , songwriter and actress . Born in ___MASK58___ , ___MASK28___ , she was introduced to Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade Records , which led to her signing a recording contract with A & M Records in 2007 . ___MASK58___ Constabulary was the ___MASK1___ Office police force for the counties ___MASK81___ ___MASK20___ , Anglesey and Merionethshire , Wales . ___MASK61___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK14___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK61___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK61___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK81___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK81___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted ___MASK4___ definition as defined by the League ___MASK81___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK81___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK81___ ___MASK4___ jurisdiction . North ___MASK28___ is the northernmost unofficial region of ___MASK28___ . Retail , transport and educational infrastructure are centred on Wrexham , Rhyl , Colwyn Bay , ___MASK99___ and ___MASK66___ . It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid ___MASK28___ , and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England . The ___MASK41___ Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain , separating South Wales from ___MASK54___ and Somerset in South West England . It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean . It takes its name from the English city of ___MASK41___ , and is over 30 miles ( 50 km ) across at its widest point . The Irish Sea (, , , ___MASK21___ - Scots : " Airish Sea "), separates the islands ___MASK81___ Ireland and Great Britain . It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St ___MASK40___ ' s Channel , and to the Inner Seas off the West Coast ___MASK81___ Scotland in the north by the North Channel . Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea , followed by the Isle ___MASK81___ Man . The sea is occasionally , but rarely , referred to as the Manx Sea . Indie pop is a subgenre and subculture ___MASK81___ alternative / indie rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s . The style is inspired by punk ' s DIY ethic and related ideologies , and it generated a thriving fanzine , label , and club and gig circuit . Indie pop differs from indie rock to the extent that it is more melodic , less abrasive , and relatively angst - free . Its substyles include chamber pop and twee pop . ___MASK3___ , also known as Britain , is a large ___MASK74___ in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , ___MASK3___ is the largest European ___MASK74___ and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the ___MASK74___ had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - ___MASK30___ populous ___MASK74___ after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The ___MASK74___ of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . Desperate Bicycles were an English punk ___MASK29___ who released a series ___MASK81___ independent recordings in the late 1970s and inspired many other bands to do likewise . The Desperate Bicycles pioneered the do - it - yourself ethic ___MASK81___ punk , adopting a proselytising role exemplified by their ardent exhortation : " it was easy , it was cheap  go and do it !". The group have been described as " DIY ' s ___MASK30___ fervent evangelists ". Scritti Politti are a British ___MASK29___ , originally formed in 1977 in ___MASK5___ , ___MASK78___ , ___MASK61___ , by Welsh Cardiff - born singer - songwriter Green Gartside . He is the only member of the ___MASK29___ to have remained throughout the group ' s history .