Birchington-on-Sea is a village in north east Kent, England. It is a part of the Thanet district and forms part of the civil parish of Birchington. It is positioned on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, between the seaside resorts of Herne Bay and Margate. As a seaside resort, the village is a tourist and retirement destination. The village's Minnis Bay is a family beach with attractions which include sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its three smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was 1st recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates back to the 13th century and its churchyard is the burial place of the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Quex Park, a nearby nineteenth century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum as well as a twelve-bell tower built for change ringing. The museum contains a considerable collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also boasts artifacts discovered in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As per the 2011 census, the village had approximately 9,961 residents and approximately 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village has an economy based around tourism, with various hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The sector of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1 per cent retail, 17.2 per cent health and social work, 5.8 per cent manufacturing, 9.6% construction, 4.9 per cent transport and storage, and 4.3 per cent hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from tourists. For all your property improvements, be certain that you employ reputable specialists in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure you get a fantastic quality service.