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Gloucestershire (; 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 ___MASK17___ . Wales is a country that is part of the ___MASK47___ and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea 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 . Wales 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 . The Celtic Sea (; ) is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland bounded to the east by ___MASK59___ George ' s Channel ; other limits include the Bristol Channel , the English Channel , and the Bay of Biscay , as well as adjacent portions of Wales , Cornwall , Devon , and Brittany . The southern and western boundaries are delimited by the continental shelf , which drops away sharply . The Isles of Scilly are an archipelago of small islands in the sea . England is a country that is part of the ___MASK47___ . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England 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 . Underwater Moonlight is the second studio album by English rock ___MASK25___ The Soft Boys , released on 28 June 1980 by record label Armageddon . The Soft Boys were a rock ___MASK25___ led by Robyn Hitchcock primarily during the 1970s , whose initially old - fashioned music style of psychedelic / folk - rock became part of the neo - psychedelia scene with the release of " Underwater Moonlight ". Bristol 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 ___MASK47___ ' 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 South Gloucestershire , with the historic cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south - east and north - east , respectively . Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians was a ___MASK25___ led by Robyn Hitchcock , with Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor , both former members of the Soft Boys ( 1976 - 1981 , reuniting 1994 & 2006 ), as well as Roger Jackson . It was formed in 1984 and split in 1994 . It was famous for college - ___MASK62___ hits such as " Balloon Man " ( 1988 ), " Madonna of the Wasps " ( 1989 ), and " So You Think You ' re in Love " ( 1991 ). Scotland ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the ___MASK47___ and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . Borders are geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions , such as governments , ___MASK72___ states , federated states , and other subnational entities . Some borders  such as a state ' s internal administrative border , or inter - state borders within the Schengen Area  are often open and completely unguarded . Other borders are partially or fully controlled , and may be crossed legally only at designated border checkpoints and border zones may be controlled . Mostly contentious , borders may even foster the setting up of buffer zones . A difference has also been established in academic scholarship between border and frontier , the latter denoting a state of mind rather than state boundaries . Robyn Rowan Hitchcock ( born 3 March 1953 ) is an English ___MASK19___ - songwriter and ___MASK74___ . While primarily a vocalist and ___MASK74___ , he also plays harmonica , piano , and bass guitar . A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent ___MASK72___ state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - ___MASK72___ or formerly ___MASK72___ political division , or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless of the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League of Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident of a country is subject to the independent exercise of legal jurisdiction . South West England is one of nine ___MASK8___ regions of England . It is the largest in area , covering and the counties of Gloucestershire , Bristol , Wiltshire , Somerset , Dorset , Devon and Cornwall , as well as the Isles of Scilly . Five million people live in South West England . Andy Metcalfe ( born 1956 , Bristol , England ) is an English ___MASK39___ , ___MASK95___ and ___MASK76___ , who played mainly with The Soft Boys ( with Robyn Hitchcock , 1976 -- 1979 ) , Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians ( 1984 -- 1994 ) , and with Squeeze off and on during the period 1985 - 1994 . He co - produced several of the Egyptians albums ( Got ta Let This Hen Out ! , Element of Light , Globe Of Frogs and Queen Elvis ) , contributing guitars , keyboards and string arrangements along with his melodic bass lines . Since the break - up of the Egyptians , his production credits include Glenn Tilbrook , The Autumns , Sugarplastic , Kimberley Rew , Plainsong , Julian Dawson , Clear , Jazz Passengers with Debbie Harry , Helen Roche ; often playing bass and keyboards on the sessions . His guest appearances on albums include David Gray , Nick Harper , Tim Keegan ... and he was MD and keyboard player for Channel 4 ' s Vic Reeves Big Night Out . He currently plays in Three Minute Tease -- a trio with songwriter Anton Barbeau and fellow Soft Boy / Egyptian drummer Morris Windsor -- and co - produced the band ' s debut album Three Minute Tease , released in April 2012 . Gloucester is a city and district in southwest England , the county city of Gloucestershire . Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border , on the River Severn , between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of ___MASK17___ to the southwest . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the ___MASK47___ , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the ___MASK89___ of London and the London Assembly . The ___MASK47___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK47___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a ___MASK72___ 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 ___MASK72___ statethe Republic 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 ___MASK72___ 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 . The Isles of Scilly ( or "") are an archipelago off the south western tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain . It is the southernmost location in England and the ___MASK47___ , as well as the most westerly in England .