Frome railway station
Frome railway station serves a largely rural area of the county of Somerset in England, and is situated in the town of Frome. The station is located on a 1.5 miles long branch line which loops off the main line railway, which carries services on both the Reading to Taunton line and Bristol to Weymouth route.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Frome, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “FRO”, “Frome Railway Station”, and “Frome Station (Main Building)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist, Frome and Rook Lane Chapel.
Church of St John the Baptist, Frome
Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St John the Baptist, Frome is a parish church in the Church of England in Frome within the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St John the Baptist, Frome is situated 2,600 feet west of Frome railway station.
Rook Lane Chapel
Arts center
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rook Lane Chapel was a place of worship, and is now an arts centre, in Frome, Somerset, England. Built in 1707 by James Pope the chapel was the place of worship for nonconformists. Rook Lane Chapel is situated 3,100 feet west of Frome railway station.
Frome Museum
Museum
Photo: Nabokov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frome Museum in Frome, Somerset, England houses a collection of local history and has a particularly important collection of artefacts from the bronze foundry of J. W. Singer. Frome Museum is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Frome railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berkley and Marston Bigot Park.
Berkley
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berkley is a dispersed settlement and civil parish in Somerset, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 344. It lies on the north-east edge of the town of Frome, St Mary's church being about 2+1⁄4 miles from the centre of Frome. Berkley is situated 2 miles northeast of Frome railway station.
Marston Bigot Park
Locality
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marston Bigot Park encompasses approximately 222 hectares and includes Marston House, Marston Pond and the remains of the medieval shrunken village of Lower Marston. Marston Bigot Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Frome railway station.
Buckland Dinham
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buckland Dinham is a small village near Frome in Somerset, England. The village has a population of 381. The village's main industry is farming, but the village is also a dormitory village for the nearby cities of Bath and Bristol. Buckland Dinham is situated 3 miles northwest of Frome railway station.
Frome railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Frome, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22723° or 51° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.31003° or 2° 18′ 36″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Operator
Great Western RailwayNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“FRO”Open location code
9C3V6MGQ+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6605809089OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Frome railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Frome”
- Dutch: “Station Frome”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة فروم”
- French: “Frome”
- French: “gare de Frome”
- Polish: “Frome”
- Urdu: “فروم ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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