Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a village in Essex, England, on the North Sea shore in the Tendring District. It is north of Clacton as well as southern of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, as well as belongs to the parish of Frinton and also 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 brings in numerous visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is also a pier. The church was earlier known as Eadolfenaesse and afterwards as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a common one indicating a 'plantation or village 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 yet under the phase of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group as well as residences Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), organising rescues from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze railway station is on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the shore there are numerous fossils to be found. Some rocks depend on 50 million years old. Rocks consist of red crag and also London clay.
