Human settlement in England
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Frating Village Hall | |
FratingLocation within Essex | |
Population | 537 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TM082223 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Colchester |
Postcode district | CO7 |
51°51′38″N 1°01′20″E / 51.86042°N 1.02219°E / 51.86042; 1.02219 |
Frating is a village and small civil parish of the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Colchester and 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Clacton-on-Sea. The parish includes the settlements of Frating Green and Hockley.
The parish church (dedication not recorded) is now a private house. The living was a rectory shared with Thorrington.
The village hall is the Frating War Memorial Hall and Institute which celebrated its 100th anniversary in September 2022.
Great Bentley rail station is two miles away and is served by Abellio Greater Anglia services to Colchester, Walton-on-the-Naze, London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea.
There is one public house; The Kings Arms.
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References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- "About Frating". VCS Parish Council Websites. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- Home Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine The Kings Arms
External links
- 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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