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| County: | Essex | ||
| Region: | East of England | ||
| Nation: | England | ||
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| Ceremonial county: | Essex | ||
| Traditional county: | Essex | ||
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Walton-on-the-Naze is a small town in Essex, England, on the North Sea coast, in the Tendring district. It abuts Frinton-on-Sea to the south. It is a busy resort town, with a permanent population of about 12,000. It attracts good numbers of visitors, with the Naze being the main tourist attraction.
Much of the current resident population moved into the area from London, and there is an East End feel to the town, which even has a pie-and-eel shop.
The Naze itself is a peninsula to the north of the town. It is an important site for migrating birds and has a small Nature reserve. The marshes of Hamford Water behind the town are also of ornithological interest, with wintering ducks and Brent Geese. Many bird watchers visit the area at migration times.
The Hanoverian tower at the start of the open area of the Naze was built as a Sea mark, to assist ships on this otherwise fairly featureless stretch of coast.
The Naze is eroding rapidly and threatening the tower and the wildlife. The Naze Protection Society was formed to campaign for erosion controls.