Frinton and Walton

Frinton and Walton
Civil parish
Frinton-on-Sea
Coordinates: 51°50′35″N1°15′11″E / 51.84306°N 1.25306°E / 51.84306; 1.25306
Country	England
Primary council	Tendring
County	Essex
Region	East of England
Status	Town
Government
•  UK Parliament	Harwich
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,845
Area code	CO
Website	Frinton and Walton Town Council

Frinton and Walton is a civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It covers the two towns of Walton-on-the-Naze and Frinton-on-Sea and the villages of Great Holland, Kirby Cross, and Kirby-le-Soken. The parish also includes some rural areas, notably on The Naze headland to the north of Walton and around Great Holland to the south-west of the parish.

History

The parish has its origins in the Frinton and Walton Urban District, which was created in 1934 covering the combined area of the former urban districts of Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze plus the two parishes of Great Holland and Kirby-le-Soken. ^[1]

Frinton and Walton Urban District was abolished in 1974, becoming part of the new district of Tendring. ^{[2] [3]} A successor parish called Frinton and Walton was created covering the area of the former urban district, with its parish council taking the name Frinton and Walton Town Council. ^[4]

Governance

There are three tiers of local government covering Frinton and Walton, at parish (town), district, and county level: Frinton and Walton Town Council, Tendring District Council, and Essex County Council. The town council is based at the Council House in the Triangle Shopping Centre, in the suburbs of Frinton. ^[5]

References

1. "Frinton and Walton Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 3 March 2023
3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 3 March 2023
4. "The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973". legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 7 August 2024.
5. "Contact information". Frinton and Walton Town Council. Retrieved 19 October 2025.

External links

• Frinton and Walton Town Council
• Unofficial Frinton on sea website
• A Vision of Britain Through Time: Walton and Frinton