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Caernarfon

Caernarfon is a royal town on the Menai Strait in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It grew beside the Roman fort of Segontium, and after the conquest of Wales Edward I built Caernarfon Castle there from 1283 as the seat of English government in North Wales. The castle, part of a World Heritage Site, saw the investitures of the princes of Wales in 1911 and 1969.

Caernarfon
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Kingdom of GwyneddFoundation, Impact, DeclineKingdom of EnglandMilitary

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OrdovicesKingdom of Gwynedd

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