Corringham, Lincolnshire
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 Church of St Laurence, Corringham |
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  Corringham |
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| Population | 430 2001 Census |
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| OS grid reference | SK875915 |
| – London | 135 mi (217 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GAINSBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | DN21 |
| Dialling code | 01427 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Coordinates: 53°24′48″N 0°40′58″W / 53.413225°N 0.682662°W
Corringham is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) east from Gainsborough and 10 miles (16 km) south from Scunthorpe. Corringham comprises the two contiguous villages of Great Corringham and Little Corringham and has a total resident population of 430.[1]
The hamlet of Yawthorpe lies due east of the village, and that of Bonsdale to the north.
George Ashforth, silversmith, lived here from 1798 or before, to 1807 or later. A poll book and electoral register in the county records, and a UK Land Tax Redemption Record of 1798, show him as a "Tenant" under Proprieter, Jno Beckett Esquire, in the year 1799. The Firm of George Ashforth, Ellis, & Co. existed on Angle Street in Sheffield.
Gowin Knight, the first principal librarian of the British Museum was born here in 1856.[2]
References
- ↑ United Kingdom Census 2001. "Corringham CP (Parish)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ↑
"Knight, Gowin". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
External links
Media related to Corringham, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- Corringham (Great and Little Corringham), Genuki.org.uk
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