Kimberley (Western Australia)
The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy and Tanami deserts in the region of the Pilbara, an ...
Kimberley, British Columbia
Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest ...
Siege of Kimberley
The siege of Kimberley took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa), when Boer forces from the Orange Free State and the Transvaal besieged the diamond mining town. The Boers moved quickly to try ...
(1899–1900), event during the Second Boer War
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Kimberley, Norfolk
Kimberley is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England, situated about north-west of Wymondham, around the crossroads of the B1108 road, B1108 and B1135 road, B1135. The parish has an area of a ...
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Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
Kimberley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing. Together with the n ...
Kimberly Mansion
The Kimberly Mansion is a historic house at 1625 Main Street in Glastonbury, Connecticut. It was the home of Abby and Julia Evelina Smith, political activists involved in causes including abolitionism and women's suffrage. By contesting the a ...
, a historic house in Connecticut
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Kimberly, Idaho
Kimberly is a city in Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,264 at the 2010 census, up from 2,614 in 2000.Kimberly, Minnesota
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Kimberly Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota
Kimberly Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 195 as of the 2010 census.
History
Kimberly Township was named for Moses C. Kimberly, an official of the Northern Pacific Railway.
Geography
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Kimberly, Missouri Kimberly is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
History
Kimberly had is start in 1895 as a mining community. A post office called Kimberly was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1905. Th ...
, unincorporated community
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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 tow ...
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 l ...
, abandoned town
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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 ...
, unincorporated community
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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. stat ...
, unincorporated community
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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.
History
Kimberly was originally known as The Cedars (after the Treaty of the Cedars)Herman, Jenn ...
, village
People
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Kimberly (given name)
Kimberly (also Kimberley or Kimmberly) is a male and female 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 Austra ...
(Kimberly and Kimberley)
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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". Howeve ...
(Kimberley and Kimberly)
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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 n ...
, peerage in the United Kingdom
Ships
* , K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
* SAS ''Kimberley'' (M1210), ex–HMS ''Stratton'',
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 mines laid in shallow ...
, sold to South Africa in 1959 and renamed ''Kimberley''
* , destroyer (1917–37) of the U.S. Navy
* , destroyer (1942–67) of the U.S. Navy
Sports
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Kimberley de Mar del Plata
Club Atlético Kimberley, also known as Kimberley de Mar del Plata, is an Argentine sports club based on the city of Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires Province. Founded on 6 July 1921, Kimberley is mostly known for its football team, which current ...
or Club Atlético Kimberley, a sports club based in Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Kimberley Atlético Club
Kimberley Atlético Club is an Argentine sports club based in the Villa Devoto district of Buenos Aires. Nowadays Kimberley is mostly known for its futsal team,Kimberley Dynamiters (disambiguation) Dynamiters or Kimberley Dynamiters may refer to:
The Kimberley Dynamiters may refer to:
* Kimberley Dynamiters (WKHL), an ice hockey team that played 1932–1942 in the West Kootenay League and the Alberta-British Columbia Senior League
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, several Canadian ice hockey teams
Other uses
* Kimberley Declaration, a 2002 statement regarding protection of traditional indigenous knowledge systems
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Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the process established in 2003 to prevent " conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56 following recommendations in ...
, to certify the origin of rough diamonds
* ''Kimberley'' (album), by Kimberley Chen, 2012
* "Kimberly", a song by Patti Smith from '' Horses'', 1975
* Kimberly, a biscuit produced by
Jacob Fruitfield Food Group
The Jacob Fruitfield Food Group is a company that once produced food products in Ireland, but is now mainly a brand for imported foods targeted at the Irish market. It was formed by Fruitfield Foods' acquisition of the Republic of Ireland portion ...
See also
* Kimberly-Clark, U.S. producer of paper-based consumer products
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Duffner and Kimberly Duffner & Kimberly was a New York City company which produced leaded glass and bronze lamps around the same time as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios. The Duffner & Kimberly Company was formed in December 1905, with a capital outlay of $350,000 ...
