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FROME (The), a river of Somerset. It rises among the Mendip hills; describes the segment of a circle, with the convexity facing the south-east; makes an entire run of about 20 miles, -about 4 or 5 of which are on the boundary with Wilts; and goes past Frome town, to the Avon at Bath.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Somerset Ancient County |
| Place names: | FROME | FROME THE | THE FROME |
| Place: | Frome |
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