Carnarvon and Caernarvon are forms of the name

Caernarfon Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...

which are no longer used for the town in north Wales, but remain in use in other contexts. The first two forms are in

English orthography English orthography is the writing system used to represent spoken English, allowing readers to connect the graphemes to sound and to meaning. It includes English's norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalisation, word breaks, emphasis, and p ...

and the third is the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

spelling, adopted in English since the 1970s. Most places and things named after Caernarfon use one of the former spellings.

Places

Australia

;Queensland *

Carnarvon Range The Carnarvon Range is a mountain range in Central Queensland, Australia. It is a plateau section of the Great Dividing Range. The Carnarvon Range is 160 km in length. Geography North eastern parts of the range have formed a plateau kno ...

Carnarvon Highway Carnarvon Highway is a state highway in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, linking the township of Rolleston in Queensland's Central Highlands Region, via the town of St George, eventually to Moree in northern New South Wales. It is th ...

, state highway *

Carnarvon National Park Carnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in the Maranoa Region in Central Queensland, Australia. The park is 593 km northwest of Brisbane. It began life as a reserve gazetted in 1932 to protect Carnarvon ...

Carnarvon Gorge Carnarvon Gorge is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland (Australia), 593 km northwest of Brisbane. Primarily created by water erosion, Carnarvon Gorge is around 30 kilometres long, located in Carnarvon Natio ...

Carnarvon Park, Queensland Carnarvon Park is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Carnarvon Park had a population of 3 people. Geography Carnarvon Park consists of two separate areas of land, separated by of land which is ...

, a locality in the Central Highlands Region * Carnarvon Station Reserve ;South Australia *

County of Carnarvon (South Australia) County of Carnarvon is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia which covers the full extent of Kangaroo Island. It was proclaimed in 1874 by Governor Musgrave in response to the demand for agriculture land on Kang ...

, a cadastral unit of land administration on Kangaroo Island ;Western Australia *

Carnarvon (biogeographic region) The Carnarvon xeric shrublands is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia. The ecoregion is coterminous with the Carnarvon Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) bioregion.Carnarvon, Western Australia Carnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately north of Perth, in 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 Re ...

, coastal town **

Carnarvon Airport (Australia) Carnarvon Airport is an airport at Carnarvon, Western Australia. The airport is publicly owned, meaning that the local government, Shire of Carnarvon, controls it. Airlines and destinations Former Airlines The following airlines have ser ...

* Carnarvon County, Western Australia *

Carnarvon Range (Western Australia) The Little Sandy Desert (LSD) is a desert region in the state of Western Australia, lying to the east of the Pilbara and north of the Gascoyne regions. It is part of the Western Desert cultural region, and was declared an interim Australian ...

Carnarvon Tracking Station The Carnarvon Tracking Station was an Earth tracking station in Australia, located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south of Carnarvon, Western Australia. It operated from 1963 until 1975, during which it supported the Gemini, Apollo and Skylab ...

Carnarvon xeric shrublands The Carnarvon xeric shrublands is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia. The ecoregion is coterminous with the Carnarvon Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) bioregion.OTC Earth Station Carnarvon The OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon, an Earth station in Australia, was established to meet the need for more reliable and higher quality communications for the Apollo program. NASA contracted Australia's Overseas Telecommunications Com ...

Shire of Carnarvon The 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. The major indust ...

, local government area

Canada

* Caernarvon (Edmonton), residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta * Carnarvon Elementary School, Vancouver, British Columbia * Carnarvon (Ontario), Hamlet in

Minden Hills Minden Hills is a township in and the county seat of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgam of the townships of Snowdon, Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon and Minden. It is usually referred to as Minden, after its largest community. The to ...

, Haliburton County, Ontario

Hong Kong

* Carnarvon Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, urban 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 Hu ...

, Kowloon

New Zealand

* Carnarvon, former name of the small town of

Himatangi Himatangi is a small settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui 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 sett ...

South Africa

Carnarvon, Northern Cape Carnarvon is a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. History Carnarvon was established in 1853 on a route between Cape Town and Botswana that was followed by early explorers and traders. It was originally established as a ...

, town in the Karoo region **

Carnarvon Airport (South Africa) Carnarvon Airport is a small South African airport located in Carnarvon (Pixley ka Seme District Municipality), Northern Cape. The airport is managed by the Carnarvon Flying Club. It mainly accommodates light and ultra-light aircraft. The ...

United Kingdom (Wales)

, town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales **

Caernarfon Airport Caernarfon Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Caernarfon) , formerly RAF Llandwrog, is located southwest of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. Operations Caernarfon Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P866) that allows flights for the public transpor ...

Caernarfon Castle Caernarfon Castle ( cy, Castell Caernarfon ) – often anglicised as Carnarvon Castle or Caernarvon Castle – is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environ ...

, castle constructed by King Edward I of England **

Caernarvon railway station Caernarvon railway station was a station on the former Bangor and Carnarvon Railway between Caernarfon, Gwynedd and Menai Suspension Bridge near Bangor. The station was closed to all traffic in January 1972. The station has since been demoli ...

(closed 1970, originally spelled "Carnarvon") **

Caernarfon railway station Caernarfon 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 The railway between Caernarfon and ...

(Welsh Highland Railway, opened 1997) **

Carnarvon (Pant) railway station Carnarvon (Pant) was the temporary northern terminus of the Carnarvonshire Railway, located on the southern fringe of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. The line from Afon Wen to Caernarfon was built from the country end, as were the other standard ...

a temporary terminus on the town's southern outskirts in the late 1860s **

Carnarvon (Morfa) railway station Caernarvon (Morfa) was the temporary western terminus of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, located on the southern fringe of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. The line from Llanberis to Caernarfon was built from the country end, as were the othe ...

a temporary terminus on the town's southern edge in the late 1860s **

Carnarvon Castle railway station Carnarvon Castle railway station was opened in 1856 by the narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge Nantlle Railway near the foot of what is today the Allt Y Castell which slopes down to Caernarfon's harbour area. It was the line's northern terminus ...

, northern passenger terminus of the Nantlle Railway in the mid-nineteenth century **

Caernarfon Town F.C. Caernarfon Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Caernarfon) is a semi-professional Welsh football club based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. The club is nicknamed "the Canaries" because of its yellow and green strip, a nickname that dates fr ...

, football team in the League of Wales ** CR Caernarfon, rugby union team in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Four North League *

Caernarfon Bay Caernarfon Bay (occasionally Caernarvon 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, Pistyll, Trefor, Gwynedd, Trefor, Llithfaen , and ...

, inlet of the Irish Sea defined by the Llŷn peninsula and Anglesey *

Caernarfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency) Caernarfon was a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2007. It was one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region until the abolition of the seat. The constituency elected one Assembly Member by the ...

Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency) Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in ...

Caernarfonshire , HQ= County Hall, Caernarfon , Map= , Image= Flag , Motto= Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd) , year_start= , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Caerna ...

, also spelt Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, one of thirteen historic counties of Wales

United States of America

* Carnarvon, Iowa *

Caernarvon, Louisiana Caernarvon 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 and cast ...

Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Caernarvon Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,252 at the 2020 census. It is often referred to as Morgantown, the township's largest village. History Caernarvon was so named by Welsh settlers after the t ...

Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Caernarvon Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. For the 2020 census the population was 4,605. History The Bangor Episcopal Church, Ann Cunningham Evans House, Edward Davies House, Pool Forge ...

People

Earl of Carnarvon Earl of Carnarvon is a title that has been created three times in British history. The current holder is George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon. The town and county in Wales to which the title refers are historically spelled ''Caernarfon,'' hav ...

, a title created more than once **

Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon Sir Robert Dormer of Wing, 2nd Baronet, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Ascott, 2nd Baron Dormer of Wing r Wenge'' (c. 1610 – 20 September 1643) was an English peer. He was the son of Sir William Dormer, and thus a grandson of Robert Dorm ...

(1610–1643) **

Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

(1632–1709) **

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, (6 January 16739 August 1744) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 until 1714, when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Chandos, and vacated ...

, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (1673–1744) **

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

(1741–1811) **

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon Deputy Lieutenant, DL, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA (3 June 1772 – 16 April 1833), styled The Honourable Henry Herbert from 1780 to 1793 and Lo ...

(1772–1833) **

Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon, FRS (8 June 1800 – 10 December 1849), styled Lord Porchester from 1811 to 1833, was a British writer, traveller, nobleman, and politician. Background and education Herbert was born in London ...

(1800–1849) **

Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, (24 June 1831 – 29 June 1890), known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party. He was twice Secretary of State for the C ...

(1831–1890) **

George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English peer and aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and excavation of ...

(1866–1923), financed the excavations which discovered Tutankhamun's tomb ** Henry Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (1898–1987) **

Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1924–2001) **

George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon (born 10 November 1956), styled Lord Porchester from 1987 to 2001, is a British peer and arable farmer. His family seat, Highclere Castle, has achieved notability as the primary f ...

(born 1956)

Ships

* , Royal Navy cruiser * , Royal Navy frigate, launched 1945

Other

Carnarvonshire Railway The Carnarvonshire Railway was a railway connecting Caernarvon railway station (terminus of the Bangor and Caernarvon Railway line from Bangor) with Afon Wen. History The Carnarvonshire Railway was absorbed into the LNWR in 1869. At the gro ...

* 1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election * Caernarvon tank, a developmental UK heavy tank of 1952 * Carnarvonia (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo