Caernarfonshire

Caernarfonshire, previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolition in 1974. It was located in the north-west of .
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  • Type: Locality with 122,000 residents
  • Description: historic county of Wales
  • Also known as: “Arfon”, “Caernarvon”, “Caernarvonshire”, “Carnarvon”, “Carnarvonshire”, “County of Caernarfon”, and “Sir Gaernarfon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caernarfon Castle and Segontium Roman Fort.

is a medieval fortress in , north-west . The first fortification on the site was a built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283.

Archaeological site
Photo: Rhion, Public domain.
Segontium is a Roman fort on the outskirts of in , .

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caernarfon's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of in . The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1292 after the foundation of Caernarfon by Edward I, alongside the adjacent .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caernarfon and Brynsiencyn.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a Royal town in , North-West . is famous for its breathtaking castle and as a stronghold of the Welsh language. The castle and fortified complex is recognised on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the finest examples of late 13th-century and early 14th-century military architecture in Europe.

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the community of on the Isle of Anglesey in North West Wales. It lies close to the village of Llanidan and the village of .

Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of in , Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay.

Caernarfonshire

Latitude
53.1403° or 53° 8′ 25″ north
Longitude
-4.2615° or 4° 15′ 41″ west
Population
122,000
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q4PRQ+4C
Geo­Names ID
2654090
Wiki­data ID
Q731669
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Caernarfonshire” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Belarusian: “Графства Карнарваншыр”
  • Belarusian: “Карнарваншыр”
  • Breton: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Bulgarian: “Карнарвъншър”
  • Catalan: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Cebuano: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Chinese: “卡那封郡”
  • Danish: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Dutch: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Finnish: “Caernarfonshire”
  • French: “Caernarfonshire”
  • French: “Caernarvonshire”
  • Galician: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Galician: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • German: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Greek: “Κερνάρφονσαϊρ”
  • Hebrew: “קרנארבונשייר”
  • Hebrew: “קרנארפונשייר”
  • Indonesian: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Indonesian: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Irish: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Italian: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Japanese: “カーナーヴォンシャー”
  • Japanese: “カーナヴォンシャー”
  • Japanese: “ケルナーフォンシャー”
  • Kurdish: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Latin: “Arvonica”
  • Latin: “Arvoniensis comitatus”
  • Northern Frisian: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Norwegian: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cærnarfonsċīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Carnarfonscīr”
  • Polish: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Russian: “Карнарвоншир”
  • Scots: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sir Gaernarfon”
  • Slovenian: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Spanish: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Swedish: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Urdu: “کیرنارفون شائر”
  • Venetian: “Caernarfonshire”
  • Welsh: “Caernarfon”
  • Welsh: “Sir Gaernarfon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caeathro and Pont-rug.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Caernarfon Town FC and Celtic Royal Hotel.

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