Corringham, Lincolnshire

Corringham is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3mi east from Gainsborough and 10mi south from Scunthorpe, Corringham comprises the two contiguous villages of Great Corringham and Little Corringham and has a total resident population of 43,. increasing to 523 at the 2011 census.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.