Frome Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England. The town is built on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, and centres on the River Frome. The town, about south of Bath, is the largest in the Mendip ...

is a town in Somerset, England. Frome may also refer to:

Relating to the Somerset town

Frome railway station Frome railway station serves a largely rural area of the county of Somerset in England, and is situated in the town of Frome. The station is located on a long branch line which loops off the main line railway, which carries services on both th ...

Frome Community College Frome Community College, styled as Frome College, is a comprehensive school in Frome, Somerset, England for students aged 13 to 18. Approximately 1,200 were enrolled in December 2021, within the three tier system. Students' studies at the colle ...

Frome Festival The Frome Festival is festival of music and culture held annually in Frome, Somerset, England since 2000. Martin Bax, a former mayor of the town, conceived the Frome Festival and ran it from its inaugural occurrence in 2000 until 2007, for whic ...

Frome Town F.C. Frome Town Football Club is an English football club based in Frome, a town in the county of Somerset. They play in the . The club's nickname is the Robins and they play in a predominantly red kit. History The club was founded in 1904, and st ...

* Frome (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–1950) *

Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency) Somerton and Frome is a constituency in Somerset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by David Warburton, who was elected as a Conservative, but currently sits as an Independent after losing the Conservative whip in ...

Places

Australia

Electoral district of Frome Frome is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after Edward Charles Frome, the third surveyor-general of South Australia. The electorate stretches north-eastwards from the Gawler River and Gul ...

, a state electoral district in South Australia

England

Bishop's Frome Bishop's Frome (or Bishops Frome) is a village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England. The village is north-east of the city and county town of Hereford, west of Malvern and south of Bromyard. The civil parish includes the haml ...

, village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire *

Canon Frome Canon Frome is a hamlet and small rural parish on the River Frome, 5 miles northwest of Ledbury, Herefordshire, England with a population of 139. Its most notable feature is Canon Frome Court which is a Grade II listed large red brick countr ...

, hamlet and civil parish in Herefordshire *

Frome St Quintin Frome St Quintin is a village in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited on an outcrop of greensand near the head of the Frome valley, among chalk hills of the Dorset ...

, village in west Dorset *

Frome Vale Frome Vale is one of thirty-five city council wards in Bristol, England, lying northeast of the city centre. It includes the suburbs of Broomhill and Fishponds, and also the Glenside campus of the University of the West of England The Uni ...

, city council ward in Bristol *

Frome Vauchurch Frome Vauchurch is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated approximately northwest of the county town Dorchester. It includes the hamlets of Frome Vauchurch, Higher Frome Vauchurch, Lower Frome Vauchurch and Tollerford. ...

, village in west Dorset

Jamaica

Frome, Jamaica Frome is a small village centered on the sugar mill of the eponymous estate in Westmoreland, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Ant ...

, a small town

Rivers

;Australia *

Frome River The Frome River is an ephemeral river in the Australian state of South Australia located within the Lake Eyre basin. Its source is near Mount Rose in the northern Flinders Ranges and it discharges into the south-eastern side of the northern par ...

, in the Lake Eyre basin in South Australia ;United Kingdom *

River Frome, Bristol The Frome , historically the Froom, is a river that rises in Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire, and flows southwesterly through Bristol to join the river Avon. It is approximately long, and the mean flow at Frenchay is . The name ''From ...

Frome Valley Walkway The Frome Valley Walkway is an 18-mile (29 km) footpath which follows the River Frome from the River Avon in the centre of Bristol to the Cotswold Hills in South Gloucestershire. The path also links the Cotswold Way National Trail at on ...

River Frome, Dorset The River Frome is a river in Dorset in the south of England. At 30 miles (48 km) long it is the major chalkstream in southwest England. It is navigable upstream from Poole Harbour as far as the town of Wareham. Geography The river ris ...

Frome Valley Trail The Frome Valley Trail is a long-distance footpath in Dorset, England which follows the River Frome from Evershot to Dorchester and will, when completed, extend to Poole Harbour. Trail description The Trail runs from Evershot Village Hall t ...

River Frome, Herefordshire The River Frome is a river in Herefordshire, England. It flows through Bromyard, and Bishops Frome. Immediately below the depopulated village of Stretton Grandison its tributary, the river or brook named the Lodon, joins it. It then flows wes ...

River Frome, Somerset The River Frome is a river in Somerset, England. It rises near Bungalow Farm on Cannwood Lane, south-west of Witham Friary, flows north through Blatchbridge to the town of Frome, and continues in a generally northerly direction passing betwe ...

River Frome, Stroud The River Frome, once also known as the Stroudwater, is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. It is to be distinguished from another River Frome in Gloucestershire, the Bristol Frome, and the nearby River Frome, Herefordshire. The river ...

People

Andrea Frome Andrea Frome is an American computer scientist who works in computer vision and machine learning. Education Frome attended the University of Mary Washington for her undergraduate work, receiving a BS in environmental science in 1996. After a f ...

, American computer scientist *

Edward Charles Frome General Edward Charles Frome (7 January 1802 – 2 November 1890) was a prominent British Army officer and Surveyor General of South Australia. Early life Born in Gibraltar on 7 January 1802, Frome was orphaned early in his life. He was educat ...

(1802–1890), British Army officer, surveyor and colonial administrator *

Lenny Frome Lenny Frome (12 May 1926 – 15 March 1998) was a gambling author and video poker expert best known for his 1994 book ''Winning Strategies for Video Poker''. He is often referred to as the "Godfather" of video poker for his outspoken advocacy of t ...

(died 1998), gambling author and video poker expert *

Milton Frome Milton Frome (February 24, 1909 – March 21, 1989) was an American character actor. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frome landed his first acting job in the short subject ''Daredevil O'Dare'' in 1934. He did not act again until 1939 ...

(1909–1989), American actor * Sir

Norman Frederick Frome Sir Norman Frederick Frome CIE, DFC (23 September 1899 – 28 November 1982) was an English ornithologist. Frome was born in Aldershot, and was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and at the University of Bristol. Frome worked in India aft ...

(1899–1982), ornithologist

Other

Ethan Frome ''Ethan Frome'' is a 1911 book by American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel has been adapted into a '' film of the same name''. Plot The novel is a framed narrative. The framing sto ...

, 1911 novel by Edith Wharton *

Frome Road Frome Road is a connecting road in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It starts from North Terrace in the Adelaide city centre, running in a northerly direction past the University of South Australia, the site of the old Royal Adela ...

, a road in Adelaide, South Australia *

Frome Sports Club Frome Sports Club is a multi-use stadium in Frome near Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (af ...

, multi-use stadium in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica *

Frome Street Frome Street is a street in the East End of the city centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It runs from North Terrace in the north to Angas Street, and then as Regent Street North to Carrington Street in the south. North of North ...

, a street in Adelaide, South Australia