Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a town in Essex, England, on the North Sea shore in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton and south of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and also belongs to the church of Frinton and Walton. It is a resort town, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The community is in the civil parish of Frinton and also Walton. It attracts lots of visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is additionally a pier. The parish was previously referred to as Eadolfenaesse and after that as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a common one meaning a 'plantation or village of the Britons', while 'Soken' signifies the soke (an area of unique 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 homes Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging rescues 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 are up to 50 million years of ages. Rocks consist of red crag and also London clay.