St Peter's Church, Laneham is a

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parish church in the

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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. Geograph ...

History

Various parts were constructed in the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. It was restored in 1891, and the porch was renovated in 1932. The church is the focal point of

Church Laneham 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 is built on a small knoll above the river and contains a large, elaborate

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memorial to Ellis Markham and his son Jervase, which dates from 1636.

References

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