| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Fretherne Church - geograph.org.uk - 685373.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Fretherne Church |
| Coordinates: | 51.7807°N -2.3874°W |
| Official Name: | Fretherne |
| Shire District: | Stroud |
| Shire County: | Gloucestershire |
| Region: | South West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Stroud |
| Post Town: | Gloucester |
| Postcode District: | GL2 |
| Postcode Area: | GL |
| Dial Code: | 01452 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SO7309 |
| Civil Parish: | Fretherne with Saul |
Fretherne is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fretherne with Saul, in the Stroud district, in Gloucestershire, England, situated between the larger villages of Frampton-on-Severn and Arlingham. In 1881 the parish had a population of 239.[1] In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf.[2] The village name probably originates from Old English 'Frithorne,' meaning 'Freo's thorn.'
A public footpath 50 metres west of the church leads to Hock Cliff at the River Severn (at its widest pre-estuary point), which is popular with fossil hunters.
On 24 March 1884 the parish was abolished to form "Fretherne with Saul".[3]