A-Z of Frome: Places-People-History

by David Lassman and Mick Davis

People have lived in the Frome area since prehistoric times and the present town dates back as far as the Saxon era. In the early days it was famous for the quality of its cloth, but the industry and trade declined in the eighteenth century. Over the centuries it has had its fair share of rioting and crime, as well as some notable personalities and eccentrics such as Thomas Bunn, an eighteenth-century philanthropist. It was also the birthplace of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398103462
• ISBN13: 9781398103467
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages