Walton On The Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea shore in the Tendring District. It is north of Clacton and also southern of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and also becomes part of the church of Frinton and also Walton. It is a resort town, with a population of 12,054 (according to the 2011 census). The town remains in the civil parish of Frinton as well as Walton. It attracts numerous visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is also a pier. The church was previously known as Eadolfenaesse and then as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is an usual one implying a 'farmstead or town of the Britons', while 'Soken' represents the soke (a location of unique jurisdiction) that included Thorpe, Kirby and Walton, which were not under the see of London but under the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral. Walton has an HM Coastguard group and houses Thames MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre), arranging saves from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze railway station is on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the coastline there are several fossils to be discovered. Some rocks are up to 50 million years old. Rocks consist of red crag as well as London clay.