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FROME (The), a river of Gloucester. It rises near Brimpsfield; and runs about 16 miles west-south-westward, past Stroud, to the Severn at Framilode Its waters are famed for peculiar qualities in dyeing cloth, especially of a scarlet colour. This river is sometimes called Stroud water.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Gloucestershire Ancient County |
| Place names: | FROME | FROME THE | THE FROME |
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