Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton and also south of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and becomes part of the church of Frinton and Walton. It is a resort town, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The community remains in the civil parish of Frinton and also Walton. It draws in numerous visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is likewise a pier. The parish was earlier referred to as Eadolfenaesse and afterwards as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is an usual one meaning a 'grange or village of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (a location of unique territory) that included Thorpe, Kirby and also Walton, which were not under the see of London however under the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group 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 discovered. Some rocks depend on 50 million years of ages. Rocks include red crag as well as London clay.