Frome

Frome is a Town in the county of Somerset.

There are great places to visit near Frome including some great cities, towns, villages, airports, rivers and streams, historic buildings, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, beaches, islands, hiking areas and caves.

Bath, and Wells are some of Frome best cities to visit near Frome.

There are a number of towns near Frome including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Withycombe, Cheddar, Uphill, and Wookey Hole are some of Frome best villages to visit near Frome.

There are a several good airports in the area around Frome like Bristol Airport.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Frome like River Axe.

Don't miss Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Frome.

Ancient Sites to visit near Frome include Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Hills to visit near Frome include Glastonbury Tor.

Don't miss Glastonbury Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Frome.

The area around Frome features a number of interesting historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Frome.

There are a several good beaches in the area around Frome like Weston-super-Mare Beach.

The area close to Frome boasts some of the best islands including Knightstone Island.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Frome including Cheddar Gorge.

There are a several good caves in the Frome area like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Frome History

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History of Frome

At the time of the Domesday Survey, the manor was owned by King William, and was the principal settlement of the largest and wealthiest hundred in Somerset. Over the following years, parts of the original manor were spun off as distinct manors; for example, one was owned by the minster, later passing to the Abbey at Cirencester, which others were leased by the Crown to important families. By the 13th century, the Abbey had bought up some of the other manors (although it did let them out again) and was exploiting the profits from market and trade in the town. Local tradition asserts that Frome was a medieval borough, and the reeve of Frome is occasionally mentioned in documents after the reign of Edward I, but there is no direct evidence that Frome was a borough and no trace of any charter granted to it. However, the Kyre Park Charters of Edward’s reign note a Hugh, lord of Parva (or little) Frome, as well as other witnesses. Additionally, Henry VII did grant a charter to Edmund Leversedge, then lord of the manor, giving him the right to hold fairs on 22 July and 21 September. The parish was part of the hundred of Frome.