Everything about Kimberley Nottinghamshire totally explained
Kimberley is a
town 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 neighbouring villages of
Giltbrook and
Greasley, it has a population of around 6,500 people.
There has been no mining or hosiery manufacturing in the town for many years and the local brewery was sold and closed at the end of 2006.
History
Kimberley is referred to as Chinemarelie in
William the Conqueror's
Domesday Book. With the accession of William to the throne Kimberley came into the possession of
William de Peveril. The Peverils lost control when they supported the losing side in the civil war which preceded the accession of
Henry II of England in 1154. The King became the owner of the land. King
John of England granted land in the area to Ralph de Greasley in 1212 who took up residence at Greasley Castle and also at around this time to Henry de Grey whose son re-built
Codnor Castle on the site of an earlier castle established by William Peveril..
Ralph de Greasley's land passed by inheritance and marriage to Nicholas de Cantelupe who took part in
Edward III of England's Scottish campaigns and also the
Battle of Crécy. Nicholas founded
Beauvale Priory using part of his Kimberley holding in 1343. That part of Kimberley which had become the property of
Beauvale Priory was claimed by King
Henry VIII during the
Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. as an important location for
Permian Gymnosperm fossils. The Permian -
Carboniferous unconformity can be found in the Kimberley Railway Cutting.
Since 1974, Kimberley has been part of the Borough of
Broxtowe. From 1894 to 1974, however, it was part of
Basford Rural District Council
Famous residents
Notable residents include the
British Superbike Champion, 1992, 2001 and 2004,
John Reynolds.
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