Walton-on-the-Naze is a 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, as well as is part of the parish of Frinton and also 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 as well as Walton. It brings in numerous visitors, The Naze being the main attraction. There is also a pier. The parish was earlier known as Eadolfenaesse and after that as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a common one meaning a 'grange or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (an area of special jurisdiction) that consisted of Thorpe, Kirby and Walton, which were not under the see of London but under the phase of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard team and also homes Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging saves from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze train station gets on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the coastline there are numerous fossils to be located. Some rocks depend on 50 million years old. Rocks include red crag as well as London clay.