Frome (disambiguation)
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Relating to the Somerset town
- Frome railway stationFrome railway stationFrome 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 the Reading to Taunton line and Bristol to Weymouth route...
- Frome Community CollegeFrome Community CollegeFrome Community College is a comprehensive school in Frome, Somerset, England with specialist media arts status since 2002.It caters for approximately 1,380 students from the ages 13 to 18, as it is part of the three tier system. Students' studies at the college lead up to GCSE, GNVQ, AS-Level and...
- Frome (UK Parliament constituency)Frome (UK Parliament constituency)Frome was a constituency centred on the town of Frome in Somerset. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832, until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
(1832–1950) - Somerton and Frome (UK Parliament constituency)
- Frome Town F.C.Frome Town F.C.Frome Town Football Club is an English football club based Frome, a town in the county of Somerset. Founded in 1904, their nickname is the Robins and they play in a predominantly red kit. Their home is Badgers Hill, which has been the club's ground since their formation...
- Frome FestivalFrome FestivalThe annual ten-day Frome Festival usually starts the first Friday in July, in Frome, Somerset, England.The Frome Festival was conceived by Martin Bax and the inaugural event was held in 2000. He stepped down as Director in 2007, having received the MBE for his services to the Festival...
Australia
- Electoral district of FromeElectoral district of FromeFrome is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Edward Charles Frome, the third surveyor-general of South Australia. The electorate is based around the industrial city of Port Pirie and the agriculture areas of Clare and Gilbert...
, a state electoral district in South Australia - Lake FromeLake FromeLake Frome is a large endorheic lake in South Australia, east of the Northern Flinders Ranges. It is a large, shallow, unvegetated salt pan, 100 km long and 40 km wide, lying mostly below sea level and having a total surface area of 259,615 hectares...
is found in the mid-north of South Australia
England
- Bishop's FromeBishop's FromeBishop's Frome is a village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England. It is northeast of the City of Hereford, west of Malvern, Worcestershire and south of Bromyard...
, village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire - Frome St QuintinFrome St QuintinFrome St Quintin is a village in west Dorset, England, situated in the Frome valley seven miles north of Dorchester. The village has a population of 157 . There are naturally occurring springs and the first habitation is likely to have been during the Roman era.- External links :*...
, village in west Dorset - Frome ValeFrome ValeFrome Vale is one of thirty-five city council wards in Bristol, England, and is named after the River Frome. It contains the suburbs of Broomhill and Fishponds, as well as a small part of Frenchay...
, city council ward in Bristol - Frome VauchurchFrome VauchurchFrome Vauchurch is a village in west Dorset, England, situated in the Frome valley just outside Maiden Newton, seven miles north west of Dorchester. The village has a population of 154 .It was the home of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland....
, village in west Dorset
Rivers
- River Frome, BristolRiver Frome, BristolThe River Frome is a river, approximately long, which rises in Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire, and flows in a south westerly direction through Bristol, joining the former course of the river Avon in Bristol's Floating Harbour. The mean flow at Frenchay is The name Frome is shared with...
- Frome Valley WalkwayFrome Valley WalkwayThe Frome Valley Walkway is an 18 mile footpath which follows the River Frome from the River Avon in the centre of Bristol to the Cotswold Hills in South Gloucestershire...
- Frome Valley Walkway
- River Frome, DorsetRiver Frome, DorsetThe River Frome is a river in Dorset in the south of England. At 30 miles long it is the major chalkstream in southwest England. It is navigable upstream from Poole Harbour as far as the town of Wareham.-Geography:...
- River Frome, HerefordshireRiver Frome, HerefordshireThe River Frome is a river in Herefordshire, England. It flows through Bromyard, and Bishops Frome. At Covender its tributary, the River Lodon, joins it...
- River Frome, SomersetRiver Frome, SomersetThe River Frome is a river in Somerset. It rises near Witham Friary, flows north through the town of Frome and joins the River Avon at Freshford, south of Bath....
- River Frome, StroudRiver Frome, StroudThe 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....
People
- Edward Charles FromeEdward Charles FromeGeneral Edward Charles Frome was a prominent British Army officer and Surveyor-general of South Australia....
(1802-1890), surveyor and administrator - Lenny FromeLenny FromeLenny Frome 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 the game and for raising the game's popularity...
(died 1998), gambling author and video poker expert - Milton FromeMilton FromeMilton Frome was an American character actor. He made approximately 140 television and film appearances between 1934 and 1982.-Career:...
(1909-1989), American actor - Sir Norman Frederick FromeNorman Frederick FromeSir Norman Frederick Frome CIE, DFC was an English ornithologist.Frome was born in Aldershot, and was educated at Fairfield Grammar School and at the University of Bristol....
(1899-1982), ornithologist
Other
- Ethan FromeEthan FromeEthan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, New England, United States...
, 1911 novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton - Frome Sports ClubFrome Sports ClubFrome Sports Club is a multi-use stadium in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Reno F.C.. The stadium holds 2,000 people....
, multi-use stadium in Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica