Fromes Hill is a

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in the

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Bishop's Frome Bishop's Frome (or Bishops Frome) is a village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England. The village is north-east of the city and county town of Hereford, west of Malvern and south of Bromyard. The civil parish includes the haml ...

, in

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

, England, and is about east from the city and

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Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

, north from

Ledbury Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street ...

and west from

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. The hamlet is a linear settlement, with most residences along the main A4103 road, or to its side. Local agriculture includes apples (

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), wheat,

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and

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. The local church is dedicated to St Matthew. Businesses include a

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, an Indian restaurant, those part of a trading estate in which is displayed a T34 tank, and a vineyard which produces cider. Fromes Hill

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is HR8. The population is around 350.

Fromes Hill Hillclimb

From 1904 to 1907 Fromes Hill was the location of an international

hill climb Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the fir ...

.Kolombus. Hill Climb Winners 1897–1949 by Hans Etzrodt
/ref> * On 30 August 1904, the main event was won by E.V. Fielder, who averaged 11.8 mph in his Wolseley 6 hp. * On 17 June 1905 the event was run over a 1,289-yard course and was won by M.H. Orr-Ewing, driving a

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28/36 hp. * On 24 May 1906 the Frome's Hill, "Open" event used the 1,289-yard course and was won by a Daimler 30/40 hp. * On 3 May 1907 the 1289 yard "Open" was won by a Daimler 35 hp. * In possibly another 1907 event the Fastest Time of the Day was set by Algernon Lee Guinness (ALG) driving his 1905

Darracq A Darracq and Company Limited owned a French manufacturer of motor vehicles and aero engines in Suresnes, near Paris. The French enterprise, known at first as A. Darracq et Cie, was founded in 1896 by Alexandre Darracq after he sold his Gladi ...

model 200 which was equipped with a 25,422cc V8 engine and had been designed for an attempt on the

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.ISDM – Darracq

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