Frome

British

/ frəʊm /

noun

a shallow salt lake in NE South Australia: intermittently filled with water. Length: 100 km (60 miles). Width: 48 km (30 miles)

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Ferris & Sylvester, who live in Frome, had been on a summer tour with their band that included a four-day stint in Nashville.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Barnardo's in Frome has put out an appeal for donated uniform, due to the high demand they are seeing, and parents in Somerset have set up Facebook groups to help.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

Barnardo's in Frome said they have also seen a surge in demand for uniform.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

Avon and Somerset Police said the family had been updated after the body was found by officers searching the River Frome in the Napier Road area of Eastville at 18:00 BST on Monday.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure Island, Ethan Frome and The East of the Mohicans.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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