Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast in the Tendring District. It is north of Clacton and south of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and is 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 and Walton. It attracts lots of site visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is additionally a pier. The parish was previously called Eadolfenaesse and after that as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a common one indicating a 'farmstead or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (a location of special 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 team and homes Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging saves from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze train station is on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the coast there are many fossils to be found. Some rocks depend on 50 million years of ages. Rocks include red crag and also London clay.