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___MASK56___ ( French : ) is the capital and ___MASK55___ populous city of France . It has an area of and a population in 2013 of 2 , 229 , 621 within its administrative limits . The city is both a commune and department , and forms the centre and headquarters of the Île - de - France , or ___MASK56___ Region , which has an area of and a population in 2014 of 12 , 005 , 077 , comprising 18 . 2 percent of the population of France . ___MASK34___ ( or ) is a county in South West ___MASK52___ with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of ___MASK49___ , Somerset , Hampshire , Gloucestershire , ___MASK44___ and Berkshire . The county town was Wilton but ___MASK34___ Council is now based in the new county town of Trowbridge . Yr Wyddfa commonly known as ___MASK32___ in English , is the highest mountain in ___MASK74___ , at an elevation of above ___MASK72___ 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 flora and fauna . South West ___MASK52___ is one of nine official regions of ___MASK52___ . It is the largest in area , covering and the counties of ___MASK18___ , ___MASK82___ , Wiltshire , Somerset , ___MASK49___ , ___MASK70___ and Cornwall , as well as the Isles of Scilly . Five million people live in South West ___MASK52___ . South ___MASK3___ is a preserved county of Wales . It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a county council area . It consisted of the county borough of ___MASK81___ along with the southern part of the administrative county of ___MASK3___ , and also the parish of St Mellons from Monmouthshire . Blundell ' s School is a co - educational day and boarding independent school located in the town of ___MASK64___ in the county of ___MASK70___ , England . It was founded in 1604 under the will of Peter Blundell , one of the richest men in England at the time , and moved to its present site on the outskirts of the town in May 1882 . It was known until the 19th century as ___MASK64___ Grammar School . ___MASK98___ is a county in South West ___MASK52___ which borders ___MASK18___ and ___MASK82___ to the north , Wiltshire to the east , ___MASK49___ to the south - east and ___MASK70___ to the south - west . It is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and the ___MASK82___ Channel , its coastline facing southeastern Wales . Its traditional border with ___MASK18___ is the River Avon . ___MASK98___ ' s county town is Taunton . ___MASK3___ or , sometimes , Glamorganshire ( or ) is one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales . It was originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship . ___MASK3___ is latterly represented by the three preserved counties of Mid ___MASK3___ , South ___MASK3___ and West ___MASK3___ . The name also survives in that of Vale of ___MASK3___ , a county borough . A County town is usually the location of administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over time as the " de facto " main town of a county . The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning of where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part of the administrative county . For example , ___MASK37___ is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest of Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless of whether city status is held or not . The Vale of ___MASK3___ , often referred to as The Vale , is a county borough in Wales . With an economy based largely on agriculture and chemicals , it is the southernmost unitary authority in Wales . Attractions include Barry Island Pleasure Park ( known for the BBC sitcom , " Gavin & Stacey "), the Barry Tourist Railway , Porthkerry Park , St Donat ' s Castle , Cosmeston Lakes Country Park and Cosmeston Medieval Village . It is also the location of Atlantic College , one of the United World Colleges . County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the ___MASK62___ of Great Britain and Ireland ( excluding ___MASK21___ ), to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control . They were abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales , but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in Northern Ireland . In the Republic of Ireland they remain in existence but have been renamed " cities " under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 . The Local Government ( Wales ) Act 1994 ___MASK47___ - introduced the term for certain " principal areas " in Wales . ___MASK21___ did not have county boroughs but instead counties of cities . These were abolished on 16 May ___MASK96___ . All four Scottish cities of the time  Aberdeen , Dundee , Edinburgh , and Glasgow  were included in this category . There was an additional category of large burgh in the Scottish system , which were responsible for all services apart from police , education and fire . ___MASK52___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK21___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish ___MASK72___ lies northwest of ___MASK52___ and the Celtic ___MASK72___ lies to the southwest . ___MASK52___ is separated from continental Europe by the North ___MASK72___ 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 . The historic counties of ___MASK74___ are sub - divisions of ___MASK74___ . They were used for various functions for several hundred years , but have been largely superseded by contemporary sub - national divisions , some of which bear some limited similarity to the historic entities in name and extent . They are alternatively known as " ancient counties ". ___MASK82___ is a city , unitary authority area and county in South West England with an estimated population of 449 , 300 in 2016 . It is England ' s sixth and the United Kingdom ' s eighth most populous city , and the most populous city in Southern England after London . The city borders the Unitary Authority areas of North Somerset and ___MASK66___ , with the historic cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south - east and north - east , respectively . Mid ___MASK3___ is a preserved county of Wales . From 1974 until 1996 it was also an administrative county with a county council . Glywysing was , from the sub - ___MASK54___ period to the Early Middle Ages , a petty kingdom in south - east ___MASK74___ . Its people were descended from the Iron Age tribe of the Silures . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK79___ off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island 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 . Hélène de Pourtalès ( 28 April 1868 ___MASK61___ City  2 November 1945 Geneva ), born as Helen Barbey , was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics . Career . She was a crewmember of the Swiss boat " Lérina ", which won the gold medal in the first race of 2 - 3 ton class and silver medal in the second race of 2 - 3 ton class . She also participated in the open class but did not finish . Her husband Hermann as helmsman and her husband ' s nephew Bernard was also a crew member . She was also one of the first women to take part in the Olympics . She was very well known after her gold medal in the Olympics where women were allowed to take part for the very first time , becoming the first woman to win a gold medal 2 months before Charlotte Cooper . A petty kingdom is a kingdom described as minor or " petty " by contrast to an empire or unified kingdom that either preceded or succeeded it ( e . g . the numerous kingdoms of Anglo - Saxon ___MASK52___ unified into the Kingdom of ___MASK52___ in the 10th century , or the numerous Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland unified under the Kingdom of ___MASK52___ as the Kingdom of Ireland in the 16th ). Alternatively , a petty kingdom would be a minor kingdom in the immediate vicinity of larger kingdoms , such as the medieval Kingdom of Mann and the Isles relative to the kingdoms of ___MASK21___ or ___MASK52___ or the Viking kingdoms of Scandinavia . The 1900 Summer Olympics , today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad , was an international multi - sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in ___MASK56___ , ___MASK41___ , and the last Summer Olympics to be held in the 19th century . No opening or closing ceremonies were held ; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28 . The Games were held as part of the 1900 World ' s Fair . In total , 997 competitors took part in 19 different sports . Women took part in the games for the first time and sailor Hélène de Pourtalès became the first female Olympic champion . The decision to hold competitions on a Sunday brought protests from many American athletes , who travelled as representatives of their colleges and were expected to withdraw rather than compete on their religious day of rest . A shire is a traditional term for a division of land , found in the ___MASK62___ and ___MASK13___ . It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo - Saxon settlement , and spread to ___MASK55___ of the rest of ___MASK52___ in the tenth century . The ___MASK62___ of Great Britain and ___MASK10___ , commonly known as the ___MASK62___ ( 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 . ___MASK10___ is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North ___MASK72___ to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic ___MASK72___ to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish ___MASK72___ 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 . Peter Blundell ( c . 1520  1601 ) was a prosperous clothier , trading between ___MASK64___ and London . He died in April 1601 , never having married and with no known issue . On his death , he left over £ 32 , 000 cash to fellow clothiers and their families , his employees , created several charitable trusts , and gave £ 2400 to build Blundell ' s School , to be a free grammar school . ___MASK81___ city centre is the city centre and central business district of ___MASK81___ , Wales . The area is tightly bound by the River Taff to the west , the Civic Centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations  Central and Queen Street  to the south and east respectively . ___MASK81___ became a city in 1905 . West ___MASK3___ is a preserved county and former administrative county of Wales , one of the divisions of the ancient county of ___MASK3___ . ___MASK92___ is the county town of Somerset , ___MASK52___ . The built up area of the town had a population of 64 , 621 in 2011 . ___MASK70___ ( archaically known as Devonshire ) is a county of England , reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south . It is part of South West England , bounded by Cornwall to the west , Somerset to the northeast , and Dorset to the east . The City of Exeter is the county town ; seven other districts of East ___MASK70___ , Mid ___MASK70___ , North ___MASK70___ , South Hams , Teignbridge , Torridge , and West ___MASK70___ are under the jurisdiction of ___MASK70___ County Council ; Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of ___MASK70___ but administered as unitary authorities . Combined as a ceremonial county , ___MASK70___ ' s area is and its population is about 1 . 1 million . The ___MASK36___ Estuary is the estuary of the River ___MASK36___ , the longest river in Great Britain . It is at the mouth of four major rivers , being the ___MASK36___ , Wye , Usk and Avon , and other smaller rivers . Its high tidal range of about means that it has been at the centre of discussions in the UK regarding renewable energy . ___MASK81___ is the capital and largest city in Wales and the eleventh - largest city in the United Kingdom . The city is the country ' s chief commercial centre , the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions , the Welsh national media , and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales . The unitary authority area ' s mid - 2011 population was estimated to be 346 , 100 , while the population of the Larger Urban Zone was estimated at 861 , 400 in 2009 . The ___MASK81___ metropolitan area makes up over a third of the total population of Wales , with a mid - 2011 population estimate of about 1 , 100 , 000 people . ___MASK81___ is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 18 . 3 million visitors in 2010 . In 2011 , ___MASK81___ was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic ' s alternative tourist destinations . ___MASK74___ 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 ___MASK72___ to the north and west , and the Bristol Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK74___ 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 . ___MASK49___ ( or archaically , Dorsetshire ) is a county in South West England on the ___MASK50___ coast . The ceremonial county comprises the non - metropolitan county , which is governed by ___MASK49___ County Council , and the unitary authority areas of Poole and Bournemouth . Covering an area of , ___MASK49___ borders ___MASK70___ to the west , Somerset to the north - west , Wiltshire to the north - east , and Hampshire to the east . The county town is ___MASK100___ which is in the south . After the reorganisation of local government in 1974 the county ' s border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch . Around half of the population lives in the South East ___MASK49___ conurbation , while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density . ___MASK18___ (; 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 . Radyr is an outer suburb of ___MASK81___ , about northwest of ___MASK81___ city centre . Radyr is part of Radyr and Morganstown Community , for which the 2011 Census recorded a population of 6 , 417 . Harry Richard Corner ( 9 July 1874 in ___MASK92___ , Somerset -- 7 June 1938 in Radyr , ___MASK3___ , Wales ) was an English cricket player . He was educated at Blundell ' s School and was a member of Great Britain ' s gold medal winning cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics , the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics . In the only match against France , he scored four runs in Great Britain ' s first innings , and did not bat in the second . He also took one wicket in the French second innings and a catch in their first . Nothing is known of his cricket career aside from the Olympics . He was a partner in a firm of wool merchants . A suburb is a residential area or a mixed use area , either existing as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . In ___MASK55___ English - speaking regions , suburban areas are defined in contrast to central or inner city areas , but in Australian English and South African English , " suburb " has become largely synonymous with what is called a " neighborhood " in other countries and the term extends to inner city areas . In some areas , such as Australia , ___MASK2___ , New Zealand , the United Kingdom , and a few U . S . states , new suburbs are routinely annexed by adjacent cities . In others , such as Arabia , Canada , France , and much of the United States , many suburbs remain separate municipalities or are governed as part of a larger local government area such as a county . The Irish ___MASK72___ (, , , Ulster - Scots : " Airish ___MASK72___ "), separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain . It is connected to the Celtic ___MASK72___ in the south by St George ' s Channel , and to the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland in the north by the North Channel . Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish ___MASK72___ , followed by the Isle of Man . The ___MASK72___ is occasionally , but rarely , referred to as the Manx ___MASK72___ . The ___MASK82___ Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain , separating South Wales from ___MASK70___ 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 ___MASK82___ , and is over 30 miles ( 50 km ) across at its widest point .