Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea shore 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, as well as is 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 town is in the civil parish of Frinton as well as Walton. It attracts lots of site visitors, The Naze being the main attraction. There is likewise a pier. The parish was earlier known as Eadolfenaesse and then as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is an usual one meaning a 'farmstead or village of the Britons', while 'Soken' represents the soke (an area of special territory) that included Thorpe, Kirby and also Walton, which were not under the see of London but under the phase of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group as well as residences Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging rescues from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze train station gets on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the shore there are several fossils to be located. Some rocks are up to 50 million years old. Rocks consist of red crag and London clay.