The population of Britain is made up mainly of the English (81.5%), the Scottish (9.6%), the Welsh (1.9%), the Irish (2.4%), the Northern Irish (1.8%) and other peoples (2.8%).

英国人口组成为：英格兰人（81.5%），苏格兰人（9.6%），威尔士人（1.9%），爱尔兰人、北爱尔兰人和其他民族居民。

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Located close to the Welsh border in Shropshire county in the West Midlands, England, Shrewsbury is a small town with a population of 70,000.

在什罗普郡在西米德兰，英国威尔士边境靠近，什鲁斯伯里是一个小镇，人口70000。

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Cardiff is accessible for a big, big section of the Welsh population.

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The castle was built by the Norman knight Roger Mortimer to help keep the Welsh population in check, but it was later overrun.

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For while a goodly portion of the Welsh population can and do converse in Welsh, the majority have absolutely no idea of the language at all.

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