Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coastline in the Tendring District. It is north of Clacton and southern of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, as well as becomes part of the parish of Frinton and also Walton. It is a resort town, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The town is in the civil parish of Frinton as well as Walton. It brings in lots of site visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is also a pier. The church was previously referred to as Eadolfenaesse and after that as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a common one implying a 'farm or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (an area of unique territory) that included Thorpe, Kirby and also Walton, which were not under the see of London but under the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group and also houses Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging saves from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze railway station gets on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the coastline there are several fossils to be located. Some rocks are up to 50 million years old. Rocks include red crag and also London clay.