Claud was vicar at Heanor for 25 years, and the longest serving of the Corfield family.

Claud had taken over the ministry of the parish at Shirley when Frederick retired, when his brother Conyngham had to retire due to ill health Claud was offered the ministry at Heanor. At first due to the rapid change Claud had to try to run both parishes at the same time - 20 miles apart! Whilst trying to set things up for a new minster to take over at Shirley Claud tried to arrange appropriate cover for Heanor until he got there - this however did not always go to plan as on Sunday no less then 5 parsons had been booked by Claud to take the same service

Claud was a great believer in education and it was thanks to him that a number of the church schools in Heanor were started or enlarged.

In 1906 he married the Hon. Mary Hay Robinson who was the daughter of Lord InerClyde. The following year they had a daughter Mary.

Claud was always known for being very hardworking, and demanding a lot of both himself and his curates. Eventually it was evident to the sadness of his parishioners that Claud needed to have charge of a less demanding parish and in 1911 he moved to Taunton parish church where he was vicar until 1925, dying in 1926.

This wife wrote a book about his life after his death called "Claud Corfield : The chronicle of a busy life".

The clergy of the local parishes with Rev. Claud Corfield in a photograph published in 1908.

The Rev. L P Sayles was curate at Langley Mill. The unknown lay reader was either Mr J Mickleworth, Mr T cresswell or Mr A Layland. The Rev. M L Thorpe was curate at St John's Aldercar. The Rev. S C Aston was curate at St Lawrence's and finally Rev. C H Weller was curate at Marlpool, he was also Claud's cousin.

Both the Marlpool and Langley Mill at the time were still tin tabernacles but later became All Saints and St. Andrews respectivly.