Kimberley

Kimberley is a Town in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Kimberley

There are great places to visit near Kimberley including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

Nottingham is a great place to visit close to Kimberley if you like cities.

Nottingham Castle is a great place to visit close to Kimberley if you like castles.

The area around Kimberley's best historic buildings can be found at Nottingham Castle.

Kimberley is near some unmissable villages like Gedling,

The area around Kimberley's best country parks can be found at Gedling Country Park.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Kimberley including Victoria Centre.

Kimberley History

There are some historic monuments around Kimberley:

Places to see near Kimberley

History of Kimberley

The Priory’s land was redistributed by the King and came into the possession of Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham again by inheritance and marriage in 1627. Arthur was beheaded in 1649 having fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War. Arthur’s son was created Earl of Essex in 1661. In 1753 the land was purchased by Sir Matthew Lamb whose grandson William Lamb became Prime Minister in 1834. The Lamb’s Kimberley estates passed by marriage to the 5th Earl Cowper in 1805 and on the death of the 7th Earl in 1913 were sold off in pieces. That part of Kimberley retained by the Cantelupe’s passed by inheritance and marriage to John Lord Zouch who died at the Battle of Bosworth with Richard III in 1485. He was posthumously found guilty of high treason with his property forfeited to Henry VII. John Savage (-1491) received this part of Kimberley in gratitude for his efforts on behalf of Henry VII at Bosworth. The Savage family sold this land to the Earl of Rutland in the early 17th century. The Duke of Rutland’s Kimberley estates were sold in parcels in the early 19th century.

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