Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire is an historic county of Wales. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):
A maritime county of North Wales; bounded, on the north, by Beaumaris bay and the Irish sea; on the north-east, by Denbigh; on the south-east and the south, by Merioneth and by Cardigan bay; on the south-west, by Carnarvon bay; and on the north-west, by the Menai strait, dividing it from Anglesey.
The towns are Carnarvon, Bangor, Pwllheli, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin, and Tremadoc.
Also known as Carnarvanshire, Carnarvan, Caernarvonshire.
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Communities in Caernarfonshire include Bangor, Bethesda, Betws-y-Coed, Borth-y-Gest, Caernarfon, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Criccieth, Dolwyddelan, Llanberis ... View communities
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