Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a village in Essex, England, on the North Sea shore in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton as well as south 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 town, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The community is in the civil parish of Frinton and also Walton. It brings in many visitors, The Naze being the main attraction. There is additionally a pier. The parish was previously known as Eadolfenaesse and afterwards as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a common one implying a 'farmstead or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (a location of special territory) that consisted of Thorpe, Kirby and also Walton, which were not under the see of London however under the phase of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard team and residences Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging 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 found. Some rocks are up to 50 million years old. Rocks include red crag as well as London clay.
