Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village in north east Kent, England. It is a part of the Thanet district and forms a part of the civil parish of Birchington. It lies 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. Minnis Bay, in the village is a family beach with attractions including sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its 3 smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was 1st recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates to the 13th century and its churchyard is the burial location of the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Quex Park, a local 19th-century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum and a twelve-bell tower constructed for change ringing. The museum consists of a significant collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also houses artifacts unearthed in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As per the 2011 census, the village had around 9,961 permanent residents and around 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village has an economy primarily 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% health and social work, 5.8 per cent manufacturing, 9.6 per cent building, 4.9% 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 improvement projects, be certain that you employ reliable experts in Birchington-on-Sea to ensure that you get a good quality service.
