River Frome, Herefordshire
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The River Frome is a river in Herefordshire
, England
. It flows through Bromyard
, and Bishops Frome. At Covender its tributary
, the River Lodon, joins it. It then flows west, past Yarkhill
, Prior's Frome, before its confluence
with the River Lugg
at Hampton Bishop
.
The river also gives its name to several hamlet
s on the higher ground to the east Halmond's Frome, Fromes Hill
and Castle Frome.
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It flows through Bromyard
Bromyard
Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...
, and Bishops Frome. At Covender its tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
, the River Lodon, joins it. It then flows west, past Yarkhill
Yarkhill
Yarkhill is a village in Herefordshire, England located about from both Hereford and Ledbury.The village is Anglo-Saxon in origin and is a much dispersed parish, with no definable nucleus, of approximately 145 homes spread over some , comprising about 300 people. It borders the villages of...
, Prior's Frome, before its confluence
Confluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
with the River Lugg
River Lugg
The River Lugg , rises near Llangynllo, Powys. It flows through the border town of Presteigne, Wales then through Herefordshire, England, including the town of Leominster, south of which it is met by a tributary, the River Arrow, then to a confluence with the River Wye, which it joins at Mordiford,...
at Hampton Bishop
Hampton Bishop
Hampton Bishop is a village and civil parish south-east of Hereford, in Herefordshire, England. The village itself is on a wedge between the River Wye and the River Lugg, and is also not far from where the River Frome meets the Lugg....
.
The river also gives its name to several hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
s on the higher ground to the east Halmond's Frome, Fromes Hill
Fromes hill
Fromes Hill is a small hamlet in Herefordshire, England. The population is around 350, with most of the residences along the main A road or to the sides of it. Fromes Hill is known as a Linear Settlement....
and Castle Frome.