The

wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, C ...

of Corringham stretched for 13 miles along the east bank of the

River Trent The Trent is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midland ...

, varying in width between 5 and 8 miles, and bounded by Manley wapentake, the

Isle of Axholme The Isle of Axholme is a geographical area in England: a part of North Lincolnshire that adjoins South Yorkshire. It is located between the towns of Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both of which are in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey, and D ...

, parts of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

, and

Well A well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, or drilling to access liquid resources, usually water. The oldest and most common kind of well is a water well, to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The ...

and Aslacoe wapentakes. The wapentake straddles a gentle rise in the land, from the ''marshes'' or ''cars'' along the banks of the river, undulating up to the western ridge of the

Lincolnshire Wolds The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which run roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary in the north-west to the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east. They a ...

, also known as ''Cliff Range''. Whites notes that in medieval times there were extensive rabbit warrens in the area. The entire wapentake was wholly in the ''Deanery'' of Corringham, the ''Archdeanconry'' of Stow, and the

Parts of Lindsey The Parts of Lindsey are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it. The district's name origina ...

, and includes the port town of

Gainsborough Gainsborough or Gainsboro may refer to: Places * Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk, England ** Gainsborough Ward, Ipswich * Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, a town in England ** Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency) * Gainsborough, New South Wales, ...

, and the country market town of

Kirton in Lindsey Kirton in Lindsey, also abbreviated to Kirton Lindsey, is a market town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is south-east from Scunthorpe. History Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII lived at Kirton-in-Lindsey afte ...

. The parishes in this wapentake were: * Blyton-cum-Wharton *Greenhill and Redhill extra parochial * Corringham *

Morton by Gainsborough Morton is a suburban village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 1,325. It is north of Gainsborough on the River Trent and forms part of a built-up area with the town. M ...

East Stockwith East Stockwith is a village within the civil parish of East Stockwith, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the River Trent, north-west of Gainsborough. The River Trent Aegir, a tidal bore, reaches the village. In ...

** Walkerith *

Grayingham Grayingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 123 It is situated south from Kirton in Lindsey, north-east from Gainsborough and 8 miles ...

Heapham Heapham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and south-east from Gainsborough. According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Heapham derives from the Old English for "homestead or enclos ...

* Laughton by Blyton *

Wildsworth Wildsworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the eastern bank of the River Trent, and approximately north from Gainsborough. The population is included in the civil parish of ...

hamlet *

Lea Lea or LEA may refer to: Places Australia * Lea River, Tasmania, Australia * Lake Lea, Tasmania, from which the Lea River flows * RAAF Base Learmonth, IATA airport code "LEA" England * Lea, Cheshire, a civil parish * Lea, Derbyshire, a set ...

* Northorpe *Paddocks extra parochial * Pilham with Gilby *

Scotter __NOTOC__ Scotter is a large village and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25 000) : The population of the ...

* Scotton *

East Ferry __NOTOC__ East Ferry is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Lincolnshire.gov.uk It is situated west from Scotter, and on the eastern bank of the River Trent opposite Owston Ferry. The population ...

Scunthorpe Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A pre ...

extra parochial * Springthorpe

References

External links

GenUKI genealogy web site
Wapentakes of Lindsey {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub