Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast 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 is part of the church of Frinton and 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 and also Walton. It brings in several site visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is additionally a pier. The parish was earlier known as Eadolfenaesse and afterwards as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a typical one suggesting a 'farmstead or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (a location of special jurisdiction) that included Thorpe, Kirby as well as Walton, which were not under the see of London but under the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard team as well as houses 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 shore there are numerous fossils to be located. Some rocks depend on 50 million years old. Rocks consist of red crag and also London clay.
