Frome
See also: frome
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹuːm/
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -uːm
Proper noun
Frome
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7848). [1]
- A river in Dorset, England, that serves Dorchester.
- A river that flows through Gloucestershire, to meet the Avon in the centre of Bristol.
- A river in the Stroud area of Gloucestershire, that joins the Severn.
- A minor river in Herefordshire, England, which joins the River Lugg.
Derived terms
- Canon Frome (Herefordshire)
- Frome St Quintin (Dorset)
Related terms
- Golden Valley (Stroud area)