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Continental ___MASK47___ , also referred to as ___MASK34___ ___MASK47___ , or , by Europeans , simply the Continent , is the continuous continent of ___MASK47___ , excluding surrounding islands . The ___MASK29___ Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK64___ the ___MASK51___ located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , ___MASK67___ , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") sea on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area ___MASK64___ around . Mineral ___MASK96___ are naturally occurring ___MASK96___ that produce water containing minerals , or other dissolved substances , that alter its taste or give it a purported therapeutic value . Salts , sulfur compounds , and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underground . Borders are geographic boundaries ___MASK64___ political entities or legal jurisdictions , such as governments , sovereign states , federated states , and other subnational entities . Some borders  such as a state ' s internal administrative border , or inter - state borders within the ___MASK38___ 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 ___MASK64___ buffer zones . A difference has also been established in academic scholarship between border and frontier , the latter denoting a state ___MASK64___ mind rather than state boundaries . ___MASK39___ (; 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 . Burford is a medieval town on the ___MASK2___ Windrush in the ___MASK48___ hills in West ___MASK21___ , England . It is often referred to as the ' gateway ' to the Cotswolds . Burford is located west of Oxford and southeast of Cheltenham , about from the ___MASK39___ boundary . The toponym derives from the Old English words " burh " meaning fortified town or hilltown and " ford ", the crossing of a river . The 2011 Census recorded the population of Burford parish as 1 , 410 and Burford Ward as 1 , 847 . Guiting Power is a small ___MASK39___ village in the Cotswolds , England . The population taken at the 2011 census was 296 . The Jurassic ( from ___MASK60___ Mountains ) is a geologic period and system that spans 56 . 3 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago ( Mya ) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya . The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic Era , also known as the Age of Reptiles . The start of the period is marked by the major Triassic  Jurassic extinction event . Two other extinction events occurred during the period : the Pliensbachian / Toarcian event in the Early Jurassic , and the Tithonian event at the end ; however , neither event ranks among the " Big Five " mass extinctions . The United ___MASK82___ 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 ___MASK34___ , 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 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 ___MASK68___ and the Celtic Sea to its ___MASK68___ - ___MASK68___ - 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 ___MASK45___ . The Celtic Sea (; ) is the area ___MASK64___ the ___MASK51___ off the south coast ___MASK64___ Ireland bounded to the ___MASK35___ by Saint George ' s Channel ; other limits include the ___MASK16___ Channel , the English Channel , and the Bay ___MASK64___ Biscay , as well as adjacent portions ___MASK64___ Wales , Cornwall , ___MASK8___ , and Brittany . The southern and western boundaries are delimited by the continental shelf , which drops away sharply . The Isles ___MASK64___ Scilly are an archipelago ___MASK64___ small islands in the sea . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK29___ ___MASK51___ off the ___MASK86___ 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 . A spa town is a resort town based around a mineral spa ( a developed mineral spring ). Patrons visited spas to " take the waters " for their purported health benefits . The word " spa " is derived from the name ___MASK64___ Spa , such a town in Belgium . ___MASK43___ (, or ) is a market town and parish in the Wychavon ___MASK74___ ___MASK64___ Worcestershire , ___MASK78___ with a population ___MASK64___ 23 , 576 , according to the 2011 census . It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester , Cheltenham and Stratford - upon - Avon . It lies within the Vale ___MASK64___ ___MASK43___ , an area comprising the flood plain ___MASK64___ the River Avon , which has been renowned for market gardening . The town centre , situated within a meander ___MASK64___ the river , is regularly subject to flooding . The 2007 floods were the most severe in recorded history . The Irish Sea (, , , ___MASK20___ - Scots : " Airish Sea "), separates the islands ___MASK64___ Ireland and Great Britain . It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George ' s Channel , and to the Inner Seas off the ___MASK95___ Coast ___MASK64___ ___MASK17___ in the north by the North Channel . Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea , followed by the Isle ___MASK64___ Man . The sea is occasionally , but rarely , referred to as the Manx Sea . An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as an effect ___MASK64___ faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas ___MASK64___ differing elevations . Usually " escarpment " is used interchangeably with scarp ( from the Italian " scarpa ", shoe ). But some sources differentiate the two terms , where " escarpment " refers to the margin between two landforms , while " scarp " is synonymous with a cliff or steep slope . The surface ___MASK64___ the steep slope is called a scarp face . This ( escarpment ) is a ridge which has a gentle ( dip ) slope on one side and a steep ( scarp ) slope on the other side . ___MASK57___ , also known as ___MASK57___ Spa , is a regency spa town and borough which is located on the edge of the Cotswolds , an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in ___MASK39___ , England . With a motto of " Salubritas et Eruditio " meaning ' health and education ', ___MASK57___ has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 and has a high number of internationally renowned and historic schools . ___MASK65___ is a city and ___MASK74___ in ___MASK88___ England , the county city of ___MASK39___ . ___MASK65___ lies close to the Welsh border , on the River Severn , between the Cotswolds to the ___MASK35___ and the Forest of Dean to the ___MASK88___ . The ___MASK98___ is a county and the largest and second - ___MASK76___ populous island in ___MASK78___ . It is located in the English Channel , about 4 miles ( 6 km ) off the coast of Hampshire , separated by the Solent . The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times , and is known for its mild climate , coastal scenery , and verdant landscape of fields , downland and chines . ___MASK17___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom 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 . 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 ___MASK64___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK64___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK64___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK64___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK64___ legal jurisdiction . The Severn Valley is a ___MASK22___ of mid - western ___MASK78___ , through which the River Severn runs and the Severn Valley Railway steam heritage line operates , starting at its northernmost point in Bridgnorth , Shropshire and running south for 16 miles ( 26 km ) to Ribbesford , a few miles south of Bewdley , Worcestershire in the Wyre Forest . ___MASK27___ 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 ___MASK16___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK27___ 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 . A borough is an administrative division in various English - speaking countries . In principle , the term " borough " designates a self - governing walled town , although in practice , official use ___MASK64___ the term varies widely . In geology , bedrock is the lithified ___MASK94___ that lies under the loose softer material ( regolith ) at the surface of the Earth or other terrestrial planet . The broken and weathered regolith includes soil and subsoil . The surface of the bedrock beneath soil cover is known as rockhead in engineering geology and its identification by digging , drilling or geophysical methods is an important task in most civil engineering projects . Superficial deposits ( also known as drift ) can be extremely thick , such that the bedrock lies hundreds of meters below the surface . Bourton - on - the - Water is a village and civil parish in ___MASK39___ , England that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The village had a population of 3 , 296 inhabitants at the 2011 census making it a rather large village as its population actually exceeds those of nearby Stow - on - the - Wold and Burford , both of which are considered small market towns . Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae ), however sedge ( Cyperaceae ) and ___MASK58___ ( Juncaceae ) families can also be found . Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except ___MASK70___ . Grasslands are found in ___MASK76___ ecoregions of the Earth . For example , there are five terrestrial ecoregion classifications ( subdivisions ) of the temperate grasslands , savannas , and shrublands biome ( ecosystem ), which is one of eight terrestrial ecozones of the Earth ' s surface . An Area ___MASK64___ Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) is an area ___MASK64___ countryside in ___MASK78___ , ___MASK27___ or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value . Areas are designated in recognition ___MASK64___ their national importance , by the relevant public body : Natural ___MASK78___ , Natural Resources ___MASK27___ , or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency . In place ___MASK64___ AONB , ___MASK17___ uses the similar national scenic area designation . Areas ___MASK64___ Outstanding Natural Beauty enjoy levels ___MASK64___ protection from development similar to those ___MASK64___ UK national parks , but unlike with national parks the responsible bodies do not have their own planning powers . They also differ from national parks in their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation . The English Channel (" the Sleeve " [ hence ] " Sea ___MASK64___ Brittany " " British Sea "), also called simply the Channel , is the body ___MASK64___ water that separates southern ___MASK78___ from northern France , and joins the southern part ___MASK64___ the North Sea to the rest ___MASK64___ the Atlantic Ocean . Hawling is a small village in the Cotswolds ___MASK64___ ___MASK78___ , close to Bourton - on - the - Water and Guiting Power . The population taken at the 2011 census was 224 . Cheltenham is about ten miles away . The Cotswolds is an area in ___MASK68___ central ___MASK78___ containing the ___MASK48___ Hills , a range of rolling hills which rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment , known as the ___MASK48___ Edge , above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale . The area is defined by the bedrock of Jurassic limestone that creates a type of grassland habitat rare in the UK and that is quarried for the golden coloured ___MASK48___ stone . It contains unique features derived from the use of this mineral ; the predominantly rural landscape contains stone - built villages , historical towns and stately homes and gardens . Limestone is a sedimentary ___MASK94___ , composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral , forams and molluscs . Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite , which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate ( CaCO ). Stow - on - the - Wold is a small market town and civil parish in ___MASK39___ , England . It is situated on top of an 800 ft ( 244 m ) hill , at the convergence of a number of major roads through the Cotswolds , including the Fosse Way ( A429 ). The town was founded as a planned market place by Norman lords to take advantage of trade on the converging roads . Fairs have been held by royal charter since 1330 and an annual horse fair is still held on the edge of the town . The Isles ___MASK64___ Scilly ( or "") are an archipelago off the south western tip ___MASK64___ the Cornish peninsula ___MASK64___ Great Britain . It is the southernmost location in ___MASK78___ and the United Kingdom , as well as the most westerly in ___MASK78___ . ___MASK78___ is a country that is part ___MASK64___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK17___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK86___ ___MASK64___ ___MASK78___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK88___ . ___MASK78___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK64___ the island ___MASK64___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK64___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK64___ Wight .