Froggatt
FROGGATT, a township, in the parish and union of
Bakewell, hundred of High Peak, N. division of the
county of Derby, 2 miles (N. E. by E.) from Stony-Middleton; containing 136 inhabitants.
Frog-Street, with Stapleton
FROG-STREET, with Stapleton, a township, in
the parish and union of Presteign, hundred of Wigmore, county of Hereford; with 155 inhabitants.
Frome, or Frome-Selwood (St. Peter)
FROME, or Frome-Selwood (St. Peter), a
market-town, parish, and newly-enfranchised borough,
and the head of a union, in the hundred of Frome, E.
division of Somerset, 25 miles (N. E.) from Ilchester,
and 105 (W. by S.) from London; containing 11,849
inhabitants. This place takes its name from the river
called by the Saxons Frau, now Frome, which, passing
by the town, runs into the Avon near Bradford; and
its adjunct of Selwood from its situation in an ancient
and extensive forest. A monastery was founded here in
705, and dedicated to St. John the Baptist, by Aldhelm,
afterwards Bishop of Sherborne: it was plundered in
the Danish wars, and the monks were dispersed, but the
church continued till the middle of the 12th century;
and the remains, with those of a chapel belonging to a
small nunnery dedicated to St. Catherine, have been converted into tenements for the poor. The town is
pleasantly situated on the north-east declivity of a hill,
and consists of a great number of streets, for the most
part irregularly built, and some of them inconveniently
narrow, but tolerably clean. A new opening through
the town was made a few years since, forming a very
handsome street, with good houses on each side. The
buildings in general are constructed of small rough
stone, and roofed with stone dug in the neighbourhood;
the inhabitants are well supplied with water, and the
town has a commodious market-house. Over the Frome,
which abounds with excellent trout and eels, is a neat
stone bridge of five arches. The environs are pleasant,
and contain the handsome seats of Longleat, Orchardleigh, Berkley, Mells Park, Babington, Ammerdown,
Standerwick, and Marston.
Frome has long been celebrated for its woollen
manufacture, of which the principal articles are broadcloths and kerseymeres, of very superior quality; the
manufacture of wool-cards is also carried on to a large
extent, and formerly they were supplied from this place
to almost every town in England. The beer brewed
here is in high repute, and is usually kept to a great age.
An act was passed in 1845 for a railway from near Chippenham, by Frome, to Weymouth. The principal market
is on Wednesday; there is a smaller one on Saturday,
and fairs are held on February 24th and November 25th,
for cattle and cheese. By the act of the 2nd of William
IV., cap. 45, the town was constituted a borough, with
power to return a member to parliament; the right of
election is vested in the £10 householders, and the returning officer is annually appointed by the sheriff: the
limits of the borough comprise 800 acres. The county
magistrates hold petty-sessions for the division here;
and constables and tythingmen are chosen annually at
the court leet of the Marquess of Bath. The powers of
the county debt-court of Frome, established in 1847,
extend over the registration-district of Frome, and five
adjacent parishes.
The parish comprises by estimation 7092½ acres, of
which 1497a. 3r. 34p. are arable, 5058a. 1r. 19p. pasture,
and 536a. 29p. woodland. The living is a vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £22; patron and impropriator, the Marquess of Bath: the great tithes have
been commuted for £538. 13. 6., and the vicarial for
£600. 15.; the glebe comprises 87½ acres, with a house.
The parochial church is a spacious structure, consisting
of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel, and four
sepulchral chapels, with a tower surmounted by a spire,
and a north and south porch; a new western front and
other embellishments were added about 30 years ago,
from a design by the late Sir Jeffrey Wyatville. The
interior contains many interesting monuments; and in
the churchyard is the grave of Thomas Ken, Bishop of
Bath and Wells, who died in 1711, at Longleat House,
and was buried here. In the Woodlands, three miles
south of the town, a handsome church with a tower
surmounted by an octagonal spire was erected in
1712, by Thomas, Viscount Weymouth, who made the
living a perpetual curacy by endowing it with £60
a year; it is further endowed with £30 per annum,
and with some land. The woodlands that surround it
are the only parts of the ancient Forest of Selwood
which exhibit any traces of their former character.
Christ-church, erected in 1818 by subscription, is a
commodious edifice in the later English style, with a
square embattled tower: the living is a district perpetual curacy; net income, £150. A district church
dedicated to the Holy Trinity was lately built by subscription, Her Majesty's Commissioners and certain religious societies making grants in aid of the design. The
Vicar presents to each of these three churches. There
are places of worship for Baptists, the Society of Friends,
Independents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and
Presbyterians. A free school was founded in the reign
of Edward VI.; there is a school in union with the
National Society, and a charity school is supported from
land. Adjoining the last school are almshouses for 31
aged women, maintained by the same means. In that
part of the town called Keyford, is an asylum, founded
in 1790 by Robert Stevens, Esq., who endowed it with
£12,000 in the funds, for the maintenance and education of 40 girls; and with £7000, for the maintenance
of 20 aged men, natives of the parish: the annual income is about £650; the premises form a handsome
quadrangular range of building. The poor law union of
Frome comprises 29 parishes or places, and contains
25,644 inhabitants. John Foster, author of the Essays,
resided for some time here.
Froome, Bishop's (St. Mary, or St. Bartholomew)
FROOME, BISHOP'S (St. Mary, or St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union of Bromyard, hundred of
Radlow, county of Hereford; containing, with the
township of Eggleton, 1079 inhabitants, of whom
900 are in the township of Bishop's-Froome, 4¾
miles (S. by E.) from Bromyard. This parish, which
also includes the districts or divisions of Halmonds-Froome, Leadon, Stanford Regis, and Walton, comprises by measurement 4014 acres of land, of great
variety in its quality; the valleys are extremely fertile,
and the general features of the surface are very picturesque, from its timber, hills, and the small streams
of water that meander in different parts. On the river
Froome are numerous corn-mills, and its trout are excellent. Wall-stone and paving-stone are found, as
also corn-stone and limestone-gravel, the last being
burnt for lime. The roads from Ledbury to Bromyard,
and Hereford to Worcester, pass through. The Bishop
of Hereford holds a court baron, as lord of the manor of
Bishop's-Froome township. The living is a vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £8. 5. 10., and endowed
in the last century with the larger portion of the great
tithes by R. C. Hopton, then patron: some lands are
tithe-free as having belonged to Llanthony Abbey, and
others as the property of the Knights of St. John of
Jerusalem. The rent-charge in lieu of tithes is £569,
including the extraordinary charge on hops; and there
are 130 acres of glebe-land, with a vicarage-house, a
good and substantial dwelling: patron, the Rev. John
Hopton. The church is an ancient Norman structure
possessing considerable remains of beauty, with a tower
of early English architecture; it contains an admirable
effigy of a cross-legged knight, and is the burial-place of
Richard Hopton, chief justice of North Wales in the
reigns of Charles II. and James II., and of Susanna,
his wife, an account of whom is published in the Lives
of Eminent Women of the 17th Century. There are
two schoolrooms, and a house for the master, with an
endowment of £15 per annum. A curious formation in
the sandstone in the bed of one of the streams here, led to
a religious legend of bygone days; and a religious house of
some description stood in a part of Stanford Regis.
Froome, Canon (St. James)
FROOME, CANON (St. James), a parish, in the
union of Ledbury, hundred of Radlow, county of
Hereford, 6 miles (N. W. by N.) from Ledbury; containing 115 inhabitants. The manor-house of Canon-Froome, belonging to the Hopton family, was a military
station in the civil war; it was fortified for the king,
and afterwards became an intermediate garrison between
Hereford and Worcester: the church, which was situated close to it, was destroyed to render it more defensible. The parish is bounded on the north by the river
Froome; and the canal from Gloucester, through Ledbury, to Hereford, passes its south-west boundary.
It comprises 1023a. 36p., of which about 100 acres are
woodland, and the remainder is computed to be in nearly
equal portions arable and pasture; the ground is undulated, and the soil in general rich loam, occasionally
alternated with sand: limestone-gravel, excellent for
roads, is abundant. The living is a discharged vicarage,
endowed by the Hopton family with the rectorial tithes,
valued in the king's books at £4. 13. 4., and in the gift
of the incumbent, the Rev. John Hopton, whose ancestors for several generations have been lords of the
manor: the tithes have been commuted for £181. 7.,
and the glebe contains 4 acres. The church was rebuilt
with brick after the Restoration. A school for girls is
supported by the incumbent.
Froome, Castle (St. Michael)
FROOME, CASTLE (St. Michael), a parish, in the
union of Ledbury, hundred of Radlow, county of
Hereford, 7 miles (N. N. W.) from Ledbury; containing 183 inhabitants. This parish, which is watered by
the river Froome, comprises 1474 acres. The surface is
varied with hill and dale; the soil is a rich loam,
alternated with clay, resting on a limestone-gravel, in the
arable lands, and the meadow and pasture lands are
luxuriant. The road from Ledbury to Bromyard intersects the parish from south to north. There are
extensive quarries of limestone, and of freestone of
good quality for building. The living is a rectory, valued
in the king's books at £5. 13. 4., and in the gift of the
Rev. W. J. Lyell: the tithes have been commuted for
£270, and the glebe contains 55¾ acres.
Froome St. Quintin (St. Mary)
FROOME ST. QUINTIN (St. Mary), a parish, in
the union of Cerne, hundred of Tollerford, Cerne
division of Dorset, 9½ miles (E. by N.) from Beaminster; containing 140 inhabitants. This parish derives
its name from its situation on the river Froome, and its
distinguishing appellation from its ancient lords, the St.
Quintins. It comprises by measurement 982 acres: the
village is pleasantly situated, and neatly built, and within
it is a spring of excellent water. The living is a rectory,
valued in the king's books at £15. 7. 1., and in the
patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted
for £159. 16. 6., and the glebe comprises 21½ acres.
At Caldwell was anciently a chapel, and at Evershot is
a chapel of ease.
Froome-Vauchurch
FROOME-VAUCHURCH, a parish, in the union of
Dorchester, hundred of Tollerford, Dorchester division of Dorset, 7½ miles (N. W. by W.) from Dorchester; containing 180 inhabitants. It is situated on the
river Froome, near the roads from Dorchester to Yeovil
and Crewkerne, and comprises 614a. 3r. 7p.: there are
quarries of a yellowish sandstone, which is used for
building. The living is a rectory, with that of Batcombe
united in 1772, valued in the king's books at £7. 11. 0½.,
and in the joint patronage of the Duke of Cleveland and
the Dowager Countess of Sandwich. The tithes of the
parish have been commuted for £170, and the glebe
comprises 50 acres, with a small house. The church is
a very ancient structure, in the early Norman style.
George Brown, in 1774, gave a rent-charge of £21 for
teaching children. At the junction of four roads, near a
ford across a rivulet that falls into the Froome, is a spot
called Tollerford, distinguished as having given name to
the hundred, and which had anciently a chapel.
Frostenden (All Saints)
FROSTENDEN (All Saints), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Blything, E. division of Suffolk,
2 miles (N.) from Wangford; containing 428 inhabitants, and comprising 1292 acres. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £12, and
in the gift of the Rev. J. F. Reeve: the tithes have been
commuted for £372, and the glebe comprises 26 acres.
The church is an ancient structure in the early English
style, with a circular tower of Norman design.
Frosterley
FROSTERLEY, a township, in the parish of Stanhope, union of Weardale, N. W. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3¼ miles
(W.) from Wolsingham; containing 386 inhabitants.
In this township are extensive limestone-works. An act
was passed in 1845 for a railway hence to Wolsingham
and Witton-le-Wear. Here was a chapel, which long
since went to decay. The loss has been in some degree
remedied by the erection, in 1833, of an oratory, which
is licensed by the Bishop for divine service and the administration of the sacraments. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyans. John Hinks in 1735, and Mary
Todd in 1824, bequeathed property for a school, now
producing an income of about £40.
Frowlesworth (St. Nicholas)
FROWLESWORTH (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the
union of Lutterworth, hundred of Guthlaxton, S.
division of the county of Leicester, 4¾ miles (N. W.
by N.) from Lutterworth; containing 318 inhabitants.
This parish, which is bounded on the west by the ancient Fosse-way, comprises 1496a. 1r. 14p.; the surface
is finely varied with hills, on one of which the village is
pleasantly situated. The living is a rectory, valued in
the king's books at £12. 10., and in the patronage of
the Rev. S. L. Nobles: the tithes have been commuted
for £400, and the glebe comprises 58a. 2r. The church
is a neat and very ancient structure, the tower of which
was rebuilt in 1762. Twenty-two almshouses, forming
three sides of a square, were erected at various periods,
under a bequest, in 1725, by John Smith, chief baron of
His Majesty's exchequer in Scotland, who for some time
lived, and was buried here; the almswomen are allowed
£20 per annum each.
Froxfield
FROXFIELD, a chapelry, in the parish and hundred
of East Meon, union of Petersfield, Petersfield and
N. divisions of the county of Southampton, 3¾ miles
(N. W. by W.) from Petersfield; containing 656 inhabitants. The chapel is dedicated to St. Peter. Robert
Lane, in 1733, bequeathed £1000 for founding a school,
which in 1767 was further endowed with £300, the bequest of Francis Beckford, Esq.
Froxfield (All Saints)
FROXFIELD (All Saints), a parish, in the union of
Hungerford, hundred of Kinwardstone, Marlborough
and Ramsbury, and S. divisions of Wilts, 2½ miles
(W. by S.) from Hungerford; containing, with the
tythings of Hughditch, Oakhill, and Rudge, 625 inhabitants. This parish, which comprises 2000 acres, nearly
all arable, is intersected by the road from Bath to London; and within half a mile of the village runs the
Kennet and Avon canal. The living is a discharged
vicarage, valued in the king's books at £8. 16. 4.; net
income, £122; patrons, the Dean and Canons of Windsor; impropriator, J. Hasker, Esq. A noble almshouse
was founded in 1686, by Sarah, Duchess Dowager of
Somerset, who bequeathed considerable property for its
erection, and for the maintenance of 30 widows, the
number to be increased to 50 when the revenue should
exceed £400 per annum. Twenty apartments were
added to the original building in 1775, and the whole
now forms an oblong quadrangle, with a small chapel
within it, erected at the expense of the Marquess of
Ailesbury, and the minister of which has a stipend of
£70. Thirty widows of clergymen, and twenty widows
of laymen, not having an income of more than £20, are
eligible to the charity, and the allowance to each is £40
a year.
Froyle (St. Mary)
FROYLE (St. Mary), a parish, in the union and
hundred of Alton, Alton and N. divisions of the county
of Southampton, 3½ miles (N. E.) from Alton; containing 849 inhabitants. It is situated on the river
Wey, and comprises about 3500 acres. The surface is
hilly, and from some of the heights are obtained pleasing and extensive views of the surrounding country;
the soil is generally a deep rich loam. The living is a
discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at £11.
12. 3½.; net income, £245; patron and impropriator,
the Rev. Sir Thomas C. Miller, Bart.
Fryern-Barnet.—See Barnet, Fryern.
FRYERN-BARNET.—See Barnet, Fryern.
Fryerning (St. Mary)
FRYERNING (St. Mary), a parish, in the union
and hundred of Chelmsford, S. division of Essex,
1 mile (N. W. by W.) from Ingatestone; containing 807
inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from
having belonged to the friars of the hospital of St. John
of Jerusalem, is distinguished for the luxuriance of its
meadows and pasture-lands; and the surrounding district abounds with picturesque and varied scenery.
The manor, after the suppression of monasteries, was
purchased by Dorothy, widow of Nicholas Wadham,
founder of Wadham College, Oxford; who completed
the foundation which her husband had commenced.
The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9,
and in the patronage of the College: the tithe rentcharge is £385. The church is ancient, with a massive
tower of brick.
Frystone, Ferry (St. Andrew)
FRYSTONE, FERRY (St. Andrew), a parish, in
the Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross,
W. riding of York, ¾ of a mile (W. N. W.) from FerryBridge; containing 951 inhabitants. This parish, which
is situated in the fertile vale of the Aire, comprises 3040a.
3r. 18p.; the surface is varied, and the surrounding
scenery abounds with interesting features. Magnesian
limestone is extensively quarried for building and other
purposes, and considerable quantities of fine casting
sand are sent to the various foundries in the neighbourhood. The York and North-Midland railway enters the
parish by a magnificent viaduct, and traverses the northern parts of it. The living is a discharged vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £5. 19. 2.; patrons, the
Sub-Chanter and Vicars Choral of the Cathedral of
York: the great tithes have been commuted for £405. 5.,
and the vicarial for £192. 5. 10.; the glebes respectively
comprise 64 and 75 acres. The church is an ancient
and very handsome structure in the Norman style, with
a tower, and is romantically situated on the bank of the
Aire. There are several barrows, in one of which was
found the skeleton of a man in full armour, in 1820.
Frystone, Monk
FRYSTONE, MONK, a parish, in the Lower division of the wapentake of Barkstone-Ash, W. riding of
York, 4 miles (N. N. E.) from Ferry-Bridge; comprising the townships of Burton-Salmon, Monk-Frystone,
and Hillam; and containing 937 inhabitants, of whom
429 are in the township of Monk-Frystone. The parish
comprises 4017a. 3r. 20p.; and limestone, freestone, and
alabaster are found, the last of which is prepared and
sold in great quantities as plaster of Paris. The York
and North-Midland railway passes through the parish;
and the village is pleasantly situated on the road from
Leeds to Selby. The living is a perpetual curacy; net
income, £124; patron, the Prebendary of Wistow in the
Cathedral of York: the tithes were commuted for land
and a money payment in 1792; the land comprises 380
acres. The church, rebuilt in 1447, is a handsome
structure in the later English style. There are two
places of worship for Wesleyans.
Fryton
FRYTON, a township, in the parish of Hovingham,
union of Malton, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of
York, 6¾ miles (W. N. W.) from Malton; containing 77
inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Barton to
Hovingham, and comprises about 970 acres of land, the
property of the Earl of Carlisle.
Fugglestone, or Fulstone (St. Peter)
FUGGLESTONE, or Fulstone (St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wilton, hundred of Branch and
Dole, Salisbury and Amesbury, and S. divisions of
Wilts; containing, with the tything of Quidhampton,
412 inhabitants. This place, which is situated at the
junction of the rivers Willy and Nadder, forms a continuous appendage to the borough of Wilton; it participates in the general interest of that town, and an extensive manufactory of Axminster and Wilton carpets is
carried on, affording employment to 200 persons.
Fairs. chiefly for sheep, are held on the 4th of May and
12th of September; at the former about 8000, and at
the latter 80,000, are usually exposed for sale. The
parish comprises by measurement 1643 acres. The
living is a rectory, with that of Bemerton united, valued
in the king's books at £24, and in the gift of the Earl
of Pembroke: the tithes have been commuted for £550,
and the glebe comprises 4 acres. The church is an ancient and very handsome structure in the Norman style.
According to Leland, Ethelred, King of the West
Saxons, having been slain by the Danes in 827, was
buried here. An hospital for leprous brethren and
sisters, dedicated to St. Giles and St. Anthony, is stated
to have been founded at this place by Adelicia, second
queen of Henry I. Its revenue, at the time of the general Dissolution, was valued at £5. 13. 4.; the establishment was continued, and now consists of a prior (who is
appointed by the corporation of Wilton, and must be in
holy orders), three brethren, and two sisters: the income
is £60. 12. Of the ancient building, only the ruinous
chapel remains, in which it is said the royal foundress
was interred.
Fulbeck (St. Nicholas)
FULBECK (St. Nicholas), a parish, in the union of
Newark, wapentake of Loveden, parts of Kesteven,
county of Lincoln, 10¼ miles (N. by E.) from Grantham; containing 694 inhabitants. It is situated on
the road from Grantham to Lincoln, and comprises
3577a. 2r. 23p.: limestone is quarried for building and
also for manure. The living is a rectory, valued in the
king's books at £20. 15. 7½.; net income, £518; patron,
Sir Henry Fane: the tithes were commuted for land and
corn-rents in 1804. The church is a very ancient structure, with a handsome tower; the exterior is in the
later English style, but the interior exhibits portions in
the Norman, early English, and decorated styles, with a
very fine Norman font. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyans.
Fulbourn
FULBOURN, a district, in the union of Chesterton, hundred of Flendish, county of Cambridge,
5 miles (E. S. E.) from Cambridge; comprising the parishes of All Saints and St. Vigors, and containing 1405
inhabitants. This place is of considerable antiquity, and
had formerly a guildhall; it is supposed to have derived
its name from the large quantity of water which formerly
covered the lower grounds that constitute the larger part
of the district. The area is 5500 acres, and nearly the
whole is arable. The living of All Saints' is a vicarage,
valued in the king's books at £14. 17.; net income,
£253; patron, the Bishop of Ely; impropriator, S. E.
Pearse, Esq.: the tithes were commuted for land and
money payments in 1806. The living of St. Vigors' is
a rectory, valued at £25. 15. 2½.; net income, £244;
patrons, the Master and Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge. Both churches were situated in one
churchyard, but that of All Saints' parish having fallen
into decay, was taken down in 1776, and duty is now
performed by both incumbents in St. Vigors' church, a
handsome structure containing several brasses. Here is
a place of worship for Independents; also a school endowed with lands producing £26 per annum. There are
bequests to a considerable amount for the repair of the
church and the benefit of the poor; and on the north
side of the churchyard are some ancient almshouses for
eleven aged inhabitants.
Fulbroke
FULBROKE, a parish, in the union of Stratfordupon-Avon, Snitterfield division of the hundred of
Barlichway, S. division of the county of Warwick, 4
miles (N. E. by N.) from Stratford; containing 70 inhabitants. This place, according to Sir William Dugdale,
after passing into the possession of many distinguished
families, descended at length to Richard Beauchamp,
Lord Abergavenny, younger brother of the Earl of Warwick; whose lady, Joan, built a sumptuous gate-house
and lodge, which were long since demolished. It was
afterwards granted by the crown to John, Duke of Bedford, third son of Henry IV., who formed a park, and
built within it a castle, which was taken down in the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII., by Sir William
Compton, Knt., who employed the materials in building
his house at Compton-Wyniates. The manor was subsequently purchased by the Lucys, of Charlecote, of whom
Sir Thomas Lucy, Knt., is said to have prosecuted
Shakspeare, for stealing deer in these grounds. The
park has long been destroyed, and also a chapel, which
was for some time the parish church. The parish is
situated on the right bank of the river Avon, and intersected by the road from Warwick to Stratford; and
consists of 822 acres. The living is a rectory, united
in 1428 to the perpetual curacy of Sherborne, and valued
in the king's books at 14s. 2d.
Fulbrook (St. James)
FULBROOK (St. James), a parish, in the union of
Witney, hundred of Chadlington, county of Oxford,
¾ of a mile (N. E. by N.) from Burford; containing 368
inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1588a. 1r.
26p., of which 1295 acres are arable, 151 pasture, and
141 woodland. The living is annexed to the vicarage of
Burford: the tithes were commuted for land and a
money payment in 1817. Increased accommodation has
been provided in the church.