Frome

Frome is a Town in the county of Somerset.

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

Bath, and Wells are great places to visit near Frome if you like cities.

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are some of Frome best historic buildings to visit near Frome.

Frome's best nearby towns can be found at Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

The area around Frome boasts some of the best ancient sites including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is one of Frome's best, nearby hills to visit in Frome.

Glastonbury Abbey is a great place to visit close to Frome if you like ruins.

Don't miss Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross's historic monuments if visiting the area around Frome.

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

Frome's best nearby villages can be found at Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Frome if you like airports.

Places near Frome feature a number of interesting beaches including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Knightstone Island is one of Frome's best, nearby islands to visit in Frome.

Don't miss River Axe's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Frome.

The area around Frome's best hiking areas can be found at 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.

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