Carnarvon and Caernarvon are forms of the name

Caernarfon Caernarfon (; ) is a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal town, Community (Wales), community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the easter ...

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 comprises the set of rules used when writing the English language, allowing readers and writers to associate written graphemes with the sounds of spoken English, as well as other features of the language. English's orthograp ...

and the third is the

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

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 ...

, 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, a locality in the Central Highlands Region *

Carnarvon Station Reserve Carnarvon 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 we ...

;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 Shark Bay World Heritage Site, world heritage area lies to the south of the town an ...

, 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 Demand Demand on the route is seasonal with it ...

* 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 Commi ...

Shire of Carnarvon The Shire of Carnarvon is a Local government areas of Western Australia, 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 governmen ...

, local government area

Canada

* Caernarvon (Edmonton), residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta * Carnarvon Avenue,

Upper Lonsdale Upper Lonsdale is a suburban area in both the City and District of North Vancouver. This area runs north of Highway 1 (around 24th Street) to the corner of Lonsdale and Rockland (where Lonsdale Avenue comes to an end). The first 5 blocks up Lonsda ...

District of North Vancouver The District of North Vancouver is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, situated north of the city of Vancouver across the Burrard Inlet. It surrounds the respective City of North Vancouver on three sides, and the remaining ...

, British Columbia *

Carnarvon Elementary School The Vancouver School Board (VSB), officially the Board of Education of School District No. 39 (Vancouver), is a school district based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A board of nine elected trustees governs this school district that s ...

, Vancouver, British Columbia * Carnarvon Park (next to

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, British Columbia * Carnarvon Park, District of Oak Bay,

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

, British Columbia * Carnarvon Street,

City of Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

and District of Oak Bay,

, 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 t ...

, Haliburton County, Ontario *

Mount Carnarvon Mount Carnarvon is a mountain summit located in the Kiwetinok River Valley of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, to the north-northeast. Both are part of the Pres ...

, Yoho National Park, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia

Hong Kong

* Carnarvon Road,

Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, 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 ...

, Kowloon

New Zealand

* Carnarvon, former name of the small town of Himatangi

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)

United Kingdom (Wales)

, town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales ** Caernarfon Airport **

Caernarfon Castle Caernarfon Castle (; ) is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current st ...

, castle constructed by King Edward I of England ** Caernarvon railway station (closed 1970, originally spelled "Carnarvon") **

Caernarfon railway station Caernarfon railway station is the northern terminus of the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, located in the town of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. It was opened on 11 October 1997 when the line was constructed from Dinas. History The railw ...

(Welsh Highland Railway, opened 1997) ** Carnarvon (Pant) railway station a temporary terminus on the town's southern outskirts in the late 1860s ** Carnarvon (Morfa) railway station a temporary terminus on the town's southern edge in the late 1860s ** Carnarvon Castle railway station, northern passenger terminus of the Nantlle Railway in the mid-nineteenth century ** Caernarfon Town F.C., 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, Llithfaen, and Clynnog Fawr on t ...

, 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 fir ...

Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency) Caernarfon was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP). The constituency was created in 1536 as a Dis ...

Caernarfonshire Caernarfonshire (; , ), previously spelled Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire, was one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was located in the north-west of Wales. Geography The county ...

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

United States of America

* Carnarvon, Iowa * Caernarvon, Louisiana *

Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Caernarvon Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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 se ...

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 F ...

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, having b ...

, 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 R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars''. The letter ...

(c. 1610 – 20 September 1643) was an English peer. He was the son of Sir William Dormer, and thus a grandson of Robert Dor ...

(1610–1643) **

Charles Dormer, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon Sir Charles Dormer of Wing, 3rd Baronet, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, 2nd Viscount Ascott, 3rd Baron Dormer of Winge (25 October 1632 – 29 November 1709) was an English peer. On his father's death at the First Battle of Newbury, on 20 September 16 ...

(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 House of Commons, English and House of Commons of Great Britain, British House of Commons from 1698 until 1714, wh ...

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

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon PC (20 August 1741 – 3 June 1811), known as The Lord Porchester from 1780 to 1793, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780 when he was raised to the peerage as Ba ...

(1741–1811) **

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, 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 Lord Porchester from 17 ...

(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 ...

(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 Henry George Alfred Marius Victor Francis Herbert, 6th Earl of Carnarvon (7 November 1898 – 22 September 1987), was a British peer. He was the son of George, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, and Almina Wombwell. Life Styled Lord Porchester from bir ...

(1898–1987) **

Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, (19 January 1924 – 11 September 2001),Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: ...

(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 Peerage of the United Kingdom, British peer and farmer. His family seat, Highclere Castle, has achieved nota ...

(born 1956)

Ships

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

Other

Carnarvonshire Railway The Carnarvonshire Railway was a railway connecting Caernarvon (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 grouping of ...

1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election The 1945 Caernarvon Boroughs by-election was a by-election, parliamentary by-election held on 26 April 1945 for the British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of Caernarvon Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency), Caer ...

Caernarvon tank Carnarvon and Caernarvon are forms of the name Caernarfon 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 and the third is the Welsh spelling, adopted in Engli ...

, a developmental UK heavy tank of 1952 *

Carnarvonia (disambiguation) ''Carnarvonia'' may refer to: * ''Carnarvonia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Proteaceae * ''Carnarvonia'' (animal), an extinct genus of arthropod {{Genus disambiguation ...

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