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Frating Village Hall |
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Frating
Frating shown within Essex |
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| Population | 551 |
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| OS grid reference | TM082223 |
| District | Tendring |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| 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.
| Service | Operator | Route | Days of Operation |
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| 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 - Colchester Town Centre - North Station - General Hospital | Mon-Fri (every 60 mins), Sat (every 120 mins). |
Dickinson College
| Elmstead Market | Great Bromley | Little Bentley | ||
| Wivenhoe | Great Bentley | |||
| Frating | ||||
| Alresford | Brightlingsea | St Osyth |