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 south of the port of Harwich. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south, and also 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 and Walton. It attracts numerous visitors, The Naze being the piece de resistance. There is also a pier. The parish was earlier called Eadolfenaesse and then as Walton-le-Soken. The name 'Walton' is a typical one implying a 'farmstead or village of the Britons', while 'Soken' signifies the soke (a location of special territory) that consisted of Thorpe, Kirby and 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 rescues from Southwold to Herne Bay. Walton-on-the-Naze train station gets on a branch of the Sunshine Coast Line. Along the shore there are many fossils to be located. Some rocks depend on 50 million years old. Rocks consist of red crag and also London clay.