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St Peter's Church, Laneham
53°16′46.51″N 0°46′45.99″W / 53.2795861°N 0.7794417°W / 53.2795861; -0.7794417
Location Laneham
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Peter
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Administration
Parish Laneham
Deanery Bassetlaw and Bawtry
Archdeaconry Newark
Diocese Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

St Peter's Church, Laneham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Laneham.

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, it is built on a small knoll above the river and contains a large, elaborate alabaster memorial to Ellis Markham and his son Jervase, which dates from 1636.

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