Corringham, Lincolnshire

Corringham is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 km (3 mi) east of Gainsborough and 16 km (10 mi) south of Scunthorpe. Corringham comprises the two contiguous villages of Great Corringham and Little Corringham and at the 2011 census had a recorded population of 523.^[1]

Corringham
Civil parish
Church of St Laurence, Corringham
Corringham Location within Lincolnshire
Population	523 2011 census
OS grid reference	SK875915
• London	135 mi (217 km) S
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
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.413225°N 0.682662°W / 53.413225; -0.682662

The hamlet of Yawthorpe lies due east of the village, and that of Bonsdale to the north.

Corringham is the source of the River Till.^[2]

Gowin Knight, the first principal librarian of the British Museum was born here in 1713.^[3]