Frating is a village and small civil parish of the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is about east of

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and northwest of

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. 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

, Walton-on-the-Naze, London Liverpool Street and

. There is one public house; The Kings Arms.

Bus services

References

External links

Frating Parish Council website
Villages in Essex Civil parishes in Essex Tendring {{essex-geo-stub