Church Laneham is a hamlet in

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, England. It is located 9 miles east of Retford, on the west bank of the tidal section of the

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. The hamlet is within the Laneham

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, and is ½ mile to the east of Laneham. It was an estate village of the

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, 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 ferry port. It is in the Tuxford and Trent ward of Bassetlaw Council.

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Hamlets in Nottinghamshire Bassetlaw District {{Nottinghamshire-geo-stub