Frome Rural District

Frome Rural District
Geography
Status Rural district
1911 area 51,558 acres (208.65 km2)[1]
1961 area 51,936 acres (210.18 km2)[1]
History
Created 1894
Abolished 1974
Demography
1911 population 11,171[2]
1961 population 10,861[2]

Frome was a rural district in Somerset, England, from 1894 to 1974.

It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894.

In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 when it became part of Mendip.

The parishes which were part of the district included Beckington, Berkley, Buckland Dinham, Coleford, Frome, Great Elm, Hemington, Kilmersdon, Leigh on Mendip, Lullington, Mells, Norton St Philip, Nunney, Rode, Selwood, Tellisford, Trudoxhill, Upton Noble, Wanstrow, Whatley and Witham Friary.

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