Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Kimberley

Kimberley.-- town and eccl. dist. with ry. sta., Greasby and Nuthall pars., in co. and 5 miles N. of Nottingham, pop. 4978; P.O., 1 Bank; is a busy and thriving place, carrying on coal mining, brewing, and framework knitting, and has a large corn mill.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town and ecclesiastical district with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Kimberley CP/Ch       Nottinghamshire AncC
Place: Kimberley

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