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Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia Queensland * Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas South Australia * County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia Tasmania * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town Western Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) * Kimberley Marine Park, a marine protected area Canada * Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada New Zealand * Kimberley, New Zealand South Africa * Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley ** Siege of Kimberley (1899–1900), event during the Second Boer War United Kingdom * Kimberley, Norfolk ** Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe, a parish in Norfolk formerly called just "Kimberley" * Kimberley, Nottinghamshire United States * Kimberly, Arkansas * Kimberly, Alabama, city * Kimberly Mansion, a historic house in Connecticut * Kimberly, Idaho, city * Kimberly, Minne ...
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Kimberley, Queensland
Kimberley is a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kimberley had a population of 28 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the south by the Daintree River and to the south-east, east, and north-east by the Coral Sea. Cape Tribulation Road enters the locality from the west (Forest Creek, Queensland, Forest Creek) and meanders through the centre of the locality and then exits to the north-west (Cow Bay, Queensland, Cow Bay). Much of the locality is within the Daintree National Park. Other land uses includes Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation and horticulture. The locality has a number of coastal and off-shore features (from north to south): * Cow Bay, a side bay of Trinity Bay (Queensland), Trinity Bay, named after the Dugong, dugongs (also known as sea cows) which inhabit the bay () * Cape Kimberley, named after the first Earl of Kimberley who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1 ...
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Kimberly, Idaho
Kimberly is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 4,626 at the 2020 census, up from 3,264 in 2010. It is part of the Twin Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Kimberly was founded in 1905. It is named after Peter L. Kimberly, a major investor in the construction of Milner Dam which made commercial irrigation practical in the area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Education Kimberly is served by the Kimberly School District, designated #414. The district contains Kimberly Elementary School, Stricker Elementary School, Rise Charter School, Kimberly Middle School, and Kimberly High School. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,264 people, 1,123 households, and 835 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,190 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.8% White, 0.2% African Americ ...
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Ton-class Minesweeper
The Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. They were intended to meet the threat of seabed naval mine, mines laid in shallow coastal waters, rivers, ports and harbours, a task for which the existing ocean-going minesweepers of the were not suited. Description The design of the class drew on lessons learnt in the Second World War when it became apparent that minelaying in coastal waters was more effective than in the deep sea; the existing fleet minesweepers were not well suited to deal with this threat. Design started at the Naval Construction Department in Bath, Somerset, Bath in 1947 and the first ship was ordered in September 1950; the class eventually numbered 119 vessels. The lead constructor was John I. Thornycroft & Company, although Ton class vessels were also built at fifteen other yards. They were diesel powered vessels of 440 tons displacem ...
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Earl Of Kimberley
Earl of Kimberley, of Kimberley in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1866 for the prominent Liberal politician John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse. During his long political career, he notably held office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Secretary of State for India and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. At first a Liberal like his father, he later joined the Labour Party, becoming the first Labour member of the House of Lords. His eldest son, the third Earl, represented Norfolk Mid in the House of Commons as a Liberal. Since 2002, the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Earl. Background The title of Baron Wodehouse, of Kimberley in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1797 for Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, of Wilberhall. He had previously represented Norfolk in Parliament. His son, t ...
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Kimberley (surname)
''Kimberley'' is a surname in the English language. A variant form of the surname is ''Kimberly''. ''Kimberley'' is derived from any of several places in England named ''Kimberley''. which cited: for the surnames "Kimberly", "Kimberley". However, several such places have differing etymologies. For example, the ''Kimberly'' in Norfolk is derived from two Old English elements: the first is the feminine personal name ''Cyneburg''; the second element is ''lēah'', meaning "wood" or "clearing". which cited: The Kimberly in Nottinghamshire is similarly derived, although the personal name is ''Cynemær''. Likewise the Kimberly in Warwickshire is derived from the personal name ''Cynebold''. An early record of the surname is ''de Chineburlai'', in 1161; and ''de Kynmerley'', in 1300. The Earls of Kimberley derived their title from the place name in Norfolk. Their name gave rise to the like-named place Kimberley, in Northern Cape, South Africa. From this South African place name comes t ...
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Kimberly (given Name)
Kimberly (also Kimberley or Kimberlee) is a unisex given name of Old English origin. John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, a place in Norfolk, England, popularised the name by giving it to a town in South Africa and a region in Australia. The first element, '' Kimber'', reflects various Old English personal names; in the case of the Earldom in Norfolk this first appeared as Chineburlai in 1086 and seems to mean "clearing of a woman called Cyneburg (Cyneburga in Latin)". The second element is the Old English ''leah'' or ''leigh'' "meadow, clearing in a woodland"."Kimberley"
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Kimberly, Wisconsin
Kimberly is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,320 at the 2020 census. The village is east of Appleton. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Kimberly was originally known as The Cedars (after the Treaty of the Cedars)Herman, Jennifer L.. 2008. ''Wisconsin Encyclopedia''. Hamburg, MI: State History Publications, p. 365. and later as Smithfield. In 1889 it was renamed after John A. Kimberly (1838–1928), one of the co-founders of what is now the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, when the company opened a paper mill in the community. Geography Kimberly is located at (44.2684, -88.3375). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 6,468 people, 2,739 households, and 1,760 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 2,871 housing units at an ...
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Kimberly, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Kimberly is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Kimberly is located along County Route 15, off West Virginia Route 7 West Virginia Route 7 is an east–west state highway located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at the Ohio state line in New Martinsville, where WV 7 becomes State Route 536 upon crossing the Ohio ... near Blacksville. Unincorporated communities in Monongalia County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Morgantown metropolitan area {{MonongaliaCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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Kimberly, Fayette County, West Virginia
Kimberly is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Armstrong Creek shortly before it enters the Kanawha River The Kanawha River ( ) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its watershed has been a significant industrial region of th .... As of the 2020 census, its population was 213 (down from 287 at the 2010 census). It is in zip code 25118. References Census-designated places in Fayette County, West Virginia Census-designated places in West Virginia {{FayetteCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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Kimberly, Utah
Kimberly is a ghost town in the northwest corner of Piute County, Utah, United States. Located high in Mill Canyon on the side of Gold Mountain in the Tushar Mountains, Kimberly was formerly a gold mining town. Originally settled in the 1890s, it lasted until 1910. Kimberly had a minor rebirth in the 1930s, but has been uninhabited since approximately 1938. The town is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Ivy Baker Priest, a former United States Treasurer. History Foundation Prospectors began to strike gold in the Gold Mountain area as early as 1888. Newton Hill located the Annie Laurie mines here in 1891, and Willard Snyder developed the Bald Mountain Mine. Snyder plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Survey System, Public Lands Surveys to ...ted out a Mill Canyon townsite, which he named '' ...
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Kimberly, Oregon
Kimberly is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the intersection of Oregon Route 19 and Oregon Route 402 and the confluence of the John Day and the North Fork John Day rivers. Kimberly was named after the prominent local Kimberly family. Orin Kimberly established the first commercial orchard in the area in the 1930s. The James Cant Ranch Museum and the Thomas Condon Visitor Center of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are located south of Kimberly on Route 19. Climate This region experiences moderately warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kimberly has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typ ...
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Kimberly, Nevada
Kimberly is a ghost town in the state of Nevada. A mining town situated west of Riepetown and east of the former town of Veteran, Kimberly once boasted over 500 inhabitants. While copper was found in the mountaines near Kimberly in 1877, the town did not develop as such until around the turn of the twentieth century. It grew as a company town to about 100 residents prior to 1907, when the Nevada Northern Railway spur into Veteran was completed. In 1910, Consolidated Copper purchased the Kimberly landsite, by which time the community had established its own post office and school district. By the 1920s Kimberly had a hospital and over 500 residents, but the Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ... brought an economic downturn to the area, and it slowly b ...
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