- Corringham, Lincolnshire
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Coordinates: 53°24′48″N 0°40′58″W / 53.413225°N 0.682662°W
Corringham
St.Laurence's church
Corringham shown within LincolnshirePopulation 430 (2001 Census) OS grid reference SK875915 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 List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire Corringham is civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It comprises the two contiguous villages of Great Corringham and Little Corringham and has a total resident population of 430.[1] It is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Gainsborough and 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Scunthorpe.
The hamlet of Yawthorpe lies due east of the village, and that of Bonsdale to the north.
People
- 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. 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 2007-07-02.
- ^ "Knight, Gowin". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
External links
- Corringham (Great and Little Corringham), GENUKI article
Categories:- Villages in Lincolnshire
- Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
- Lincolnshire geography stubs
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