Corringham, Lincolnshire

Corringham

Church of St Laurence, Corringham
Corringham
 Corringham shown within Lincolnshire
Population 430 2001 Census
OS grid referenceSK875915
   – London 135 mi (217 km)  S
DistrictWest Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GAINSBOROUGH
Postcode district DN21
Dialling code 01427
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°24′48″N 0°40′58″W / 53.413225°N 0.682662°W / 53.413225; -0.682662

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

  1. ↑ United Kingdom Census 2001. "Corringham CP (Parish)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  2. ↑  "Knight, Gowin". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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