Corringham (Great and Little Corringham)
- The parish was in the Willingham sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- In 1891, the parish was reassigned to the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 3297 |
- The Anglican parish church in Great Corringham is dedicated to St. Lawrence. The church underwent extensive repairs in 1849.
- The church seats about 350.
- There is a photograph of the Anglican parish church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
- Here are two photographs of St. Lawrence Church supplied by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish registers exist from 1643.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
- The parish had a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, rebuilt in 1875. The Primitive Methodists built their chapel in 1858. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Willingham sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- In an 1890 re-organization, the parish was reassigned to the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Corringham is both a parish and two villages, Great Corringham and Little Corringham, which form one long village about two miles east of Gainsborough and nine miles south of Scunthorpe. The parish itself is bordered on the north by Pilham parish, on the east by Willoughton parish, to the south by Springthorpe parish. The parish covers 6,300 acres and includes the hamlets of Somerby, Dunstall and Yawthorpe.
The villages are between two branches of the River Eau. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the A631 trunk road east out of Gainsborough and turn left at Corringham.
- Visit our touring page for more sources.
- Somerby Park is described in White's 1872 Directory as "a commodius ancient mansion, in the Elizabethan style."
- The national grid reference is SK 8791.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #271 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Corringham gives its name to the Wapentake it is in, as well as to a deanery and a prependary.
- The parish was in the ancient Corringham Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- In 1724, William ASHWIN left £50 to purchase land for the poor.
- In 1808, Sarah HILL left £5 to parcel out as 5 shillings per year to the poor.
- In 1834, with the passage of the Poor Law Amendment, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
- In 1851, the Common Lands of about 2,800 acres were enclosed.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
790 |
| 1891 |
704 |
- A National School was built here in 1868 and enlarged in 1875 to hold up to 130 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
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[Last updated: 25-October-2007 - Louis R. Mills]
