River Frome (Somerset)
| River Frome | ||
 The River Frome north of Frome |
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| location | south west England | |
| River system | River Severn | |
| Drain over | River Avon → River Severn | |
| source | east of Upton Noble 51 ° 8 ′ 40 ″ N , 2 ° 22 ′ 54 ″ W |
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| muzzle | East of Freshford Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 19 ″ N , 2 ° 17 ′ 50 ″ W 51 ° 20 ′ 19 ″ N , 2 ° 17 ′ 50 ″ W
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The River Frome is a river in the English county of Somerset .
River Frome is the name of several rivers in South West England. The name comes from Old English and means something like "active" or "good" in German.
The river emerges on Bungalow Farm east of Upton Noble in the Mendip Hills . The river flows in a northerly direction through the town of Frome , at the northern edge of which the Mells River flows into the Frome. East of Freshford the Frome flows into the Avon .
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry from Frome in: AD Mills, A Dictionary of British Place Names , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003; here online ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
