Carnarvon
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Carnarvon and Caernarvon are older forms of the name of the town in North Wales currently known as Caernarfon
. The older names, in place for centuries, were anglicised phonetic spellings; since the 1970s the Welsh spelling has been generally adopted. Most places and things named for Caernarfon were and still are named using the older spelling.
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
. The older names, in place for centuries, were anglicised phonetic spellings; since the 1970s the Welsh spelling has been generally adopted. Most places and things named for Caernarfon were and still are named using the older spelling.
Places
Australia- Carnarvon HighwayCarnarvon HighwayThe Carnarvon Highway is a state highway of Queensland, linking Moree south of the NSW/QLD border, via the town of St George, eventually to the township of Rolleston. North of Roma it is known as the Carnarvon Developmental Road. National Route 46 runs from Moree to St George...
, state highway of Queensland - Carnarvon National ParkCarnarvon National ParkCarnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland , 593 km northwest of Brisbane...
, Queensland- Carnarvon GorgeCarnarvon GorgeCarnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland , 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, and six hundred metres deep at the mouth...
- Carnarvon Gorge
- Carnarvon Station ReserveCarnarvon Station ReserveCarnarvon Station Reserve is a 59,000–hectare nature reserve in the Great Dividing Range of south-eastern Central Queensland, Australia. It is adjacent to Carnarvon National Park, and includes most of the Channin Creek valley. It is 600 km west of Bundaberg, and 744 km north-west of Brisbane. It...
, Queensland - Carnarvon, Western AustraliaCarnarvon, Western AustraliaCarnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean. The popular Shark Bay world heritage area lies to the south of the town and the Ningaloo Reef lies to the north...
, coastal town in Western Australia- Carnarvon AirportCarnarvon AirportCarnarvon Airport is an airport at Carnarvon, Western Australia.-Airlines and destinations:...
- Carnarvon Airport
- Carnarvon Tracking StationCarnarvon Tracking StationThe Carnarvon Tracking Station in Western Australia was a tracking station built in 1963 for use by NASA for the Gemini program, the second step for NASA's plan to put a human on the Moon...
, Western Australia - OTC Earth Station Carnarvon, Western Australia
- Carnarvon (biogeographic region)Carnarvon (biogeographic region)Carnarvon is an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia region in Western Australia. This area is also referred to physiographically as the Carnarvon Basin, where it is a physiographic province of the larger West Australian Shield division....
, IBRA region in Western Australia - Carnarvon xeric shrublandsCarnarvon xeric shrublandsThe Carnarvon xeric shrublands is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia, contiguous with the Carnarvon Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia bioregion...
, deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia - Shire of CarnarvonShire of CarnarvonThe Shire of Carnarvon is a Local Government Area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon...
, Western Australian local government area - Carnarvon County, Western AustraliaCarnarvon County, Western AustraliaCarnarvon County was one of the 26 counties of Western Australia that were designated in 1829 as cadastral divisions. It approximately corresponds to southern part of the Yilgarn Land District which was gazetted in 1903 and forms the basis for land titles in the area.....
Canada
- Caernarvon (Edmonton), residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta
- Carnarvon Elementary SchoolCarnarvon Elementary SchoolCarnarvon Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an elementary school. The school opened in 1966; prior to that, it was known as Trafalgar Annex ....
, Vancouver, British Columbia
Hong Kong
- Carnarvon Street, Tsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, Kowloon
Malaysia
- Carnarvon Street or Lebuh Carnarvon, PenangPenangPenang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
New Zealand
- Carnarvon, former name of the small town of HimatangiHimatangiHimatangi, formerly Carnarvon, is a small settlement in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at the junction of State Highways 1 and 56, 25 kilometres west of Palmerston North, and seven kilometres east of the coastal settlement of Himatangi Beach...
South Africa
- Carnarvon, Northern Cape, town in the Karoo region
United Kingdom
- CaernarfonCaernarfonCaernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
, town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales- Caernarfon AirportCaernarfon AirportCaernarfon Airport is located southwest of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales.Caernarfon Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee...
- Caernarfon CastleCaernarfon CastleCaernarfon Castle is a medieval building in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure...
, castle constructed by King Edward I of England - Caernarvon railway station (closed 1970, originally spelled "Carnarvon")
- Caernarfon railway stationCaernarfon railway stationCaernarfon Station is the northern terminus of the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, located in the town of Caernarfon. It was opened on 11 October 1997 when the line was constructed from Dinas.- History :...
(opened 1997) - Caernarfon Town F.C.Caernarfon Town F.C.Caernarfon Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the Cymru Alliance. The club ia nicknamed The Canaries because of its yellow and green strip. Caernarfon Town plays at The Oval, Caernarfon, Gwynedd.-History:...
, soccer team in the League of Wales - CR CaernarfonCR CaernarfonClwb Rygbi Caernarfon is a rugby union team from the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales. They currently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division One North League....
, rugby union team in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Four North League
- Caernarfon Airport
- Caernarfon BayCaernarfon BayCaernarfon Bay is an inlet of the Irish Sea defined by the Llŷn peninsula and Anglesey.The gentle coastline surrounding it is home to villages including Nefyn, Trefor, and Clynnog Fawr on the mainland, and Aberffraw, Llanddwyn and Rhosneigr on Anglesey.The Menai Strait heads north east to link the...
, inlet of the Irish Sea defined by the Llŷn peninsula and Anglesey - Caernarfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)Caernarfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)Caernarfon was a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2007. It elected one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election...
- Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system....
- CaernarfonshireCaernarfonshireCaernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
, also spelt Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, one of thirteen former counties of Wales
United States of America
- Caernarvon, LouisianaCaernarvon, LouisianaCaernarvon is an unincorporated community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The name of the community is from a plantation originally located here. The plantation's name is widely believed to be from a similarly named town in Wales.-History:...
- Caernarvon Township, Berks County, PennsylvaniaCaernarvon Township, Berks County, PennsylvaniaCaernarvon Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,312 at the 2000 census. It is often referred to as Morgantown, the township's largest village.-History:...
- Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaCaernarvon Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaCaernarvon Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,278 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
People
- Earl of CarnarvonEarl of CarnarvonEarl of Carnarvon is a title that has been created three times in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1628 in favour of Robert Dormer, 2nd Baron Dormer. For more information on this creation, which became extinct in 1709, see the Baron Dormer.The title was created...
, a title created more than once- Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of CarnarvonRobert Dormer, 1st Earl of CarnarvonRobert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon was an English peer. He was the son of Sir William Dormer, and thus a grandson of Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer. His mother was Alice Molyneux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Bt. and Frances Gerard...
(1610-1643) - Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of CarnarvonCharles Dormer, 2nd Earl of CarnarvonSir Charles Dormer of Wing, 3rd Baronet, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, 2nd Viscount Ascott, 3rd Baron Dormer of Winge was an English peer....
(1632-1709) - Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC , known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician. He served as Master of the Horse from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents headed by Lord Grenville.-Background and education:Herbert was the son of Major-General the...
(1741-1811) - Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 2nd Earl of CarnarvonColonel Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, DL , styled The Honourable from 1780 to 1793 and subsequently Lord Porchester to 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background:...
(1772-1833) - Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 3rd Earl of CarnarvonHenry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon FRS , known as Lord Porchester from 1811 to 1833, was a British writer, traveller and politician....
(1800-1849) - Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 4th Earl of CarnarvonHenry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, PC, DL, FSA, FRS , known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party...
(1831-1890) - George Herbert, 5th Earl of CarnarvonGeorge Herbert, 5th Earl of CarnarvonGeorge Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon was an English aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.-Biography:...
(1866-1923), discoverer of TutankhamunTutankhamunTutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...
's tomb - Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (1898-1987)
- Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon (1924-2001)
- George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 1956)
- Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon
Ships
- HMS Carnarvon (1903)HMS Carnarvon (1903)HMS Carnarvon was a Devonshire-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy. She has been the only ship of the navy to be named after the town of Caernarfon in Wales. Launched in 1903, she served with the Mediterranean Fleet in the 3rd Cruiser Squadron until March 1907, and then joined the 2nd Cruiser...
, Royal Navy cruiser - HMS Carnarvon Bay (K630)HMS Carnarvon Bay (K630)HMS Carnarvon Bay was a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is named after Caernarfon Bay in Gwynedd, Wales. She was originally ordered as the Loch-class vessel Loch Maddy, but the order was changed in 1944...
, Royal Navy frigate
Other
- Carnarvonshire RailwayCarnarvonshire RailwayThe Carnarvonshire Railway was a railway connecting Caernarvon railway station with Afon Wen.-History:...
- Caernarvon Boroughs by-election, 1945Caernarvon Boroughs by-election, 1945The Caernarvon Boroughs by-election, 1945 was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 April 1945 for the British House of Commons constituency of Caernarvon Boroughs.- Previous MP :...
- Caernarvon tank, a prototype UK heavy tank of 1952