Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea shore in the Tendring Area. It is north of Clacton and also southern of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and becomes part of the church of Frinton as well as 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 attracts lots of visitors, The Naze being the main attraction. There is additionally a pier. The parish was earlier called Eadolfenaesse and then as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a typical one meaning a 'farmstead or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' denotes the soke (an area of unique territory) that included Thorpe, Kirby as well as Walton, which were not under the see of London however under the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group as well as residences 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 lots of fossils to be located. Some rocks depend on 50 million years of ages. Rocks consist of red crag as well as London clay.