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Barkly West, Northern Cape Founded: 1870 Named after Sir Henry Barkly (1815-1898), Governor of the Cape Colony from 1870 to 1877.

Originally called Klip Drift. List of references: Bawcombe, Philip & Scannell, Ted. 1976. Philip Bawcombe's Kimberley. Johannesburg: Village Publishing. pp 126-127 Oberholster, JJ. 1972. The Historical Monuments of South Africa. Cape Town: Rembrandt Van Rijn Foundation for Culture at the request of the National Monuments Council. pp 196-197 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 46-47 List of structures: St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church: 1871.