Church Laneham is a hamlet in
Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 9 miles east of
Retford, on the west bank of the tidal section of the
River Trent. The hamlet is within the Laneham
civil parish, and is ½ mile to the east of
Laneham
Laneham is a small Nottinghamshire village and civil parish on the banks of the River Trent. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 312. It is due west of the city of Lincoln and east of the market town of Retford.
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. It was an estate village of the
Bishop of York, and the location of a ferry crossing of the river, commemorated by the name of the public house The Ferry Boat Inn which continues to operate opposite the lane which used to be the entrance to the ferryport. It is in the Tuxford and Trent ward of Bassetlaw Council.
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Hamlets in Nottinghamshire
Bassetlaw District
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