The
wapentake of Corringham stretched for 13 miles along the east bank of the
River Trent, varying in width between 5 and 8 miles, and bounded by
Manley wapentake, the
Isle of Axholme, parts of
Nottinghamshire, and
Well 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, 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, and includes the port town of
Gainsborough, and the country market town of
Kirton in Lindsey.
The parishes in this wapentake were:
*
Blyton-cum-Wharton
*Greenhill and Redhill extra parochial
*
Corringham
*
Gainsborough
**
Morton by Gainsborough
**
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 ...
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Walkerith
Walkerith is a hamlet within the civil parish of East Stockwith, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Trent, north-west from Gainsborough and south from East Stockwith.
The name 'Walke ...
*
Grayingham
*
Heapham
*
Kirton in Lindsey
*
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
*
Northorpe
*Paddocks extra parochial
*
Pilham with Gilby
Pilham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 76. Pilham is mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spe ...
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Scotter
*
Scotton
Scotton can refer to:
Places in England
*Scotton, Lincolnshire, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
*Scotton, Richmondshire, near Catterick, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire
*Scotton, Harrogate, near Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Surname ...
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East Ferry
*
Scunthorpe extra parochial
*
Springthorpe
References
External links
GenUKI genealogy web site
Wapentakes of Lindsey
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