Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village in north east Kent, England. It is part of the Thanet district and part of the civil parish of Birchington. It is found 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 location. The village's Minnis Bay 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 originally 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 nearby nineteenth century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum as well as a twelve-bell tower constructed for change ringing. The museum boasts a big collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also features artifacts found in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As per the 2011 census, the village had around 9,961 residents and 4,944 households. As a seaside resort, the village's economy is 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 per cent health and social work, 5.8 per cent manufacturing, 9.6% building, 4.9% transport and storage, and 4.3 per cent hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from visitors to the area. For all your home improvement tasks, be certain that you utilise reliable pros in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure that you get the very best quality service.
