Frating

Frating is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Colchester and 9 miles (15 km) northwest of Clacton-on-Sea. The parish includes the settlements of Frating Green and Hockley. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 622.

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Frating
Frating Village Hall
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622 (Parish, 2021)
TM082223
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Tendring
Essex
East
England
United Kingdom
Colchester
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Frating is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Colchester and 9 miles (15 km) northwest of Clacton-on-Sea. The parish includes the settlements of Frating Green and Hockley. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 622.

The former parish church has been converted into a private house. The living was a rectory shared with Thorrington. The dedication of the church is not known.

The village hall is the Frating War Memorial Hall and Institute, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in September 2022.

Great Bentley railway station is two miles away and is served by Greater Anglia services to Colchester, Walton-on-the-Naze, London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea.

There is one public house; The Kings Arms.

ServiceOperatorRouteDays of Operation
97First EssexWalton-on-the-Naze - Frinton-on-Sea - Kirby Cross - Great Holland - Holland-on-Sea - Clacton-on-Sea - Great Clacton - Little Clacton - Weeley - Frating - Elmstead Market - ColchesterMon-Sat (every 60 mins)
97AFirst EssexWalton-on-the-Naze - Frinton-on-Sea - Kirby Cross - Great Holland - Holland-on-Sea - Clacton-on-Sea - Great Clacton - Little Clacton - Weeley - Frating - Elmstead Market - University of Essex - ColchesterMon-Sat (every 60 mins)
X76Hedingham & ChambersJaywick - Clacton-on-Sea - Great Clacton - Little Clacton - Weeley - Frating - Elmstead Market - ColchesterMon-Sat (every 30 mins)
87CHedingham & ChambersWeeley - Frating - Elmstead Market - Wivenhoe - Alresford, Essex - Thorrington - The Colne Community School and CollegeMon-Fri (once each way daily)
77Arriva ColchesterSt Osyth Beach - St Osyth - Aingers Green - Great Bentley - Frating - Elmstead Market - Colchester - Colchester railway stationMon-Fri (infrequent)
77AArriva ColchesterSt Osyth Beach - St Osyth - Aingers Green - Great Bentley - Frating - Great Bromley - Crockleford Heath - Greenstead Estate - Colchester - Colchester railway stationMon-Fri (infrequent)
76First EssexClacton-on-Sea - Great Clacton - Little Clacton - Weeley - Frating - Elmstead Market - University of Essex - ColchesterSun (every 2hrs)

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  • Frating Parish Council website
  • Extract from History, Gazetteer, and Directory of the County of Essex by William White published in 1848

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