Frating Abbey

Frating Abbey was reputably an abbey in the village of Frating, in Essex, England.[1] There is no evidence that there was more than a farm raising funds for St Botolph's Abbey, Colchester or Wix Priory from around 1125.

The current house, and first to be named Frating Abbey Farmhouse dates from the mid-nineteenth century, built by Mr Boghurst.[2] It replaced a manor house called Wheelers, mentioned twice in Feet of Fines in 1547 [3] and 1564.[4] Deeds for the Manor of Kirby Hall in 1814 included the Manor of Wheelers with mansion and 200 acres in Great Bentley, Frating and Thorrington.[5] The first edition of the Ordnance Survey Map showed the location as Wheelers from 1805.

The first mention of Frating Abbey as an address is from 1853 in a letter written to the editor of the Essex Standard and General Advertiser.[6]

References
  1. "FRATING ABBEY FARMHOUSE, Thorrington - 1265151 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Essex Standard Saturday October 16th 1886 ]
  3. Feet of Fines CP25(2)/57/418 EASTER, 1 EDWARD VI (1547) 21 Robert and Roger Tavernor purchased the property from R. Gudron
  4. Feet of Fines CP26{1)/124 {1564) 56 Mich. William Watson became the owner
  5. Essex Record Office D/DHt T439
  6. Essex Standard Friday December 23rd 1853

51.846006°N 1.048824°E / 51.846006; 1.048824 (Frating Abbey)


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