Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton as well as southern of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and becomes part of the parish of Frinton and Walton. It is a resort community, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The community remains in the civil parish of Frinton as well as Walton. It draws in numerous visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is additionally a pier. The church was previously called Eadolfenaesse and afterwards as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a typical one meaning a 'grange or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (a location of special jurisdiction) that consisted of 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 also homes Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), organising rescues from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze railway station is on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the coast there are numerous fossils to be located. Some rocks depend on 50 million years of ages. Rocks include red crag and also London clay.