Visit Frant Places

Welcome to Visit Frant Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Frant

  

Frant Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Frant

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Frant history

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Frant was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, but a settlement predates the Norman Conquest. The first mention of an area within the parish was in 742, when the Saxon chief Æðelberht granted Ridrefelde and Ramslye to the Abbey of St Denis in France.

Toponymy

From the 12th century onwards Frant appears in charters and records, in as diverse spellings as Fernet, Fernthe, Fernth, Ferthe, Ferring, Vernthe and Franthe. The name has its roots in the Anglo-Saxon meaning “place of the fern” or “places of the bracken”

Frant geography / climate

Frant is just inside the border of East Sussex with Kent, about three miles south of Tunbridge Wells and 36 miles (58 km) south of London. The village is at the northern edge of the High Weald, a ridge of hard sandstone that runs across southern England from Hampshire along the borders of Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent. There are a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the parish.

You can visit Frant places with Walkfo Frant to hear history at Frant’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Frant has 22 places to visit in our interactive Frant map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Frant, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Frant places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Frant & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Frant places in an interactive Frant map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Frant Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Frant historic spots	Frant tourist destinations	Frant plaques	Frant geographic features
Walkfo Frant tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Frant

  

Best Frant places to visit

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Frant has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Frant’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Frant’s information audio spots:

Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery The Kent and Sussex Crematorium and Cemetery is a crematorium and cemetery located in Royal Tunbridge Wells in the county of Kent, England .

Walter’s Mill, Mark Cross Walter’s Mill is a tower mill at Mark Cross, Sussex, England. It has been converted to residential accommodation. The mill mill was built in the 1930s and is located in Mark Cross.

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Visit Frant plaques