Church Laneham

Signpost in Church Laneham
Church Laneham
Church Laneham is located in Nottinghamshire
Church Laneham
Church Laneham
Location within Nottinghamshire
OS grid referenceSK815765
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRETFORD
Postcode districtDN22
Dialling code01777
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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53°17′N 0°47′W / 53.28°N 0.78°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 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.