Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coastline in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton and also southern of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and becomes part of the church of Frinton and also Walton. It is a resort community, 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 draws in several site visitors, The Naze being the main attraction. There is also a pier. The parish was previously referred to as Eadolfenaesse and after that as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a typical one suggesting a 'farmstead or village of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (an area of unique jurisdiction) 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 group and homes Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), organising saves 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 are up to 50 million years of ages. Rocks consist of red crag and London clay.