Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It is a part of the Thanet district and forms a 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 destination. The village's Minnis Bay is a family beach with attractions which include 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 first 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 19th-century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum in addition to a twelve-bell tower constructed for change ringing. The museum consists of a sizeable collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also features artifacts discovered in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. At the 2011 census, the village had around 10,000 residents and around 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village has an economy based around tourism, with various hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The industry of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1 per cent retail, 17.2 per cent health and social work, 5.8% 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 of your property upgrades, make sure that you utilise trusted professionals in Birchington-on-Sea to ensure you get a good quality service.
