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, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and in Cumberland County in the British Colony of ...

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

River Trent The Trent is the third Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, 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 Midlands ...

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

Isle of Axholme The Isle of Axholme is an area of Lincolnshire, England, adjoining South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both of which are in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey, and Doncast ...

, parts of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

, and

Well A well is an excavation or structure created on the earth 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 which also includes the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which runs roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the t ...

, 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, Saskatchewan, Ca ...

, and the country market town of

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

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

** Morton by Gainsborough ** East Stockwith ** 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 *

* 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 ...

hamlet * Lea * Northorpe *Paddocks extra parochial * Pilham with Gilby *

Scotter __NOTOC__ Scotter is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough.OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe ...

* 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 in Lincolnshire, England, and the county's third most populous settlement after Lincoln, England, Lincoln and Grimsby, with a population of 81,286 in 2021. It is the administrative centre and largest settleme ...

extra parochial * Springthorpe

References

External links

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