Church Laneham

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Church Laneham]
Church Laneham (Nottinghamshire)
Church Laneham

Church Laneham] shown within Nottinghamshire
OS grid reference SK815765
District Bassetlaw
Shire county Nottinghamshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RETFORD
Postcode district DN22
Dialling code 01777
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandNottinghamshire

Coordinates: 53°17′N 0°47′W / 53.28, -0.78

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. 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.