Hardwood Doors in Walton On The Naze

Walton On The Naze

Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coastline 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, as well as belongs to the church of Frinton and also Walton. It is a resort community, 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 attracts lots of visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is additionally a pier. The parish was earlier referred to as Eadolfenaesse and afterwards as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a typical one implying a 'farm or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' signifies the soke (an area of special territory) that consisted of Thorpe, Kirby and Walton, which were not under the see of London however under the phase of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard team and also houses Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), organising rescues 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 lots of fossils to be found. Some rocks are up to 50 million years of ages. Rocks consist of red crag and London clay.