Corringham, Lincolnshire
| Corringham | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Laurence, Corringham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK875915 |
| Location: | 53°24’48"N, -0°40’58"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 523 (2011) |
| Post town: | Gainsborough |
| Postcode: | DN21 |
| Dialling code: | 01427 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
Corringham is a parish in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, within the Corringham Wapentake. It is situated three miles east from Gainsborough and ten miles south from Scunthorpe. Corringham comprises the two contiguous villages of Great Corringham and Little Corringham and had a total resident population of 430 in 2001,[1] increasing to 523 at the 2011 census.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ United Kingdom Census 2001. "Corringham CP (Parish)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=7&c=blyton&d=16&i=1001&m=0&enc=1&areaSearchText=corringham&areaSearchType=16&extendedList=true. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122323&c=Corringham&d=16&e=62&g=6447722&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1461677573744&enc=1. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Dictionary of National Biography, : Knight, Gowin
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