River Frome
The River Frome is a river in Somerset, England. It rises near Bungalow Farm on Cannwood Lane, south-west of Witham Friary, flows north through Blatchbridge to the town of Frome, and continues in a generally northerly direction passing between the eastern edge of the Mendip Hills and Trowbridge before joining the Bristol Avon at Freshford, below Bradford on Avon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Farleigh Hungerford Castle and Church of St Leonard.
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune as steward to John of Gaunt.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Leonard in Farleigh Hungerford, within the English county of Somerset, was consecrated in 1443. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Farleigh House
Building
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farleigh House, or Farleigh Castle, sometimes called Farleigh New Castle, is a large English country house in the county of Somerset, formerly the centre of the Farleigh Hungerford estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farleigh Hungerford and Tellisford.
Farleigh Hungerford
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Farleigh Hungerford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Norton St Philip, in the Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, 9 miles southeast of Bath, 3½ miles west of Trowbridge on A366, between Trowbridge and Radstock in the valley of the River Frome.
Tellisford
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tellisford is a village and civil parish 6 miles north-east of Frome in the county of Somerset, England. The parish includes the village of Woolverton.
Avoncliff
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Avoncliff is a small village in west Wiltshire, England, in the north of Westwood parish about 1.5 miles southwest of Bradford-on-Avon. It is the point at which the Kennet and Avon canal crosses the river and railway line via the Avoncliff Aqueduct, which was built by John Rennie and chief engineer John Thomas, between 1797 and 1801. Avoncliff is situated 2 miles north of River Frome.
River Frome
- Type: Watercourse
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norton St. Philip, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31288° or 51° 18′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.28644° or 2° 17′ 11″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C3V8P77+5CGeoNames ID
11073436
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