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Cheap Street, Frome

Cheap Street in Frome, Somerset is one of the best preserved medieval shopping streets in Europe. It retains the original cobbled road way, and a water course down the centre of the street, a reminder of times before mains sewerage. Today there are shops offering a wide range of goods and services, although the town has a special reputation for arts and crafts. The street is named after the word ceap, which originally meant "to sell."

Directions: Cheap Street is off Market Lane and King Street. Click here for an interactive map centred over Cheap Street, Frome.