Frating

Frating
240px Frating Village Hall
Frating  Frating shown within Essex
Population	537 (2011)
OS grid reference	TM082223
District	Tendring
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Colchester
Postcode district	CO7 7
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Essex

Frating is a village and small civil parish of the Tendring district of Essex. 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.

Great Bentley rail station is 2 miles away and provides regular train services to Colchester, Walton-on-the-Naze, London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea.

Bus services

Service	Operator	Route	Days of Operation
76	First Essex	Clacton-on-Sea - Little Clacton - Weeley - Frating - Elmstead Mkt - Colchester Bus Station	Mon-Sat (every 60 mins), Sun (every 120 mins).
77	New Horizon Travel	Great Bentley - Frating - Elmstead Mkt - Colch'er Town Centre - North Station - General Hospital	Mon-Fri (every 60 mins), Sat (every 120 mins).

Nearby places

Dickinson College

External links

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