Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton and south of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and belongs to the parish of Frinton as well as Walton. It is a resort community, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The community is in the civil parish of Frinton and Walton. It brings in many visitors, The Naze being the main attraction. There is also a pier. The church was earlier called Eadolfenaesse and after that as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is an usual one suggesting a 'farmstead or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (an area of special territory) that included Thorpe, Kirby and Walton, which were not under the see of London however under the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group and homes Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), organising rescues from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze railway station gets on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the shore there are numerous fossils to be found. Some rocks depend on 50 million years old. Rocks consist of red crag and also London clay.
