Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It's a part of the Thanet district and 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 location. The village's Minnis Bay is a family beach with attractions like sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its three smaller sized beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was first recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates to the thirteenth 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 and a twelve-bell tower built for change ringing. The museum consists of a substantial 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. At the 2011 census, the village had around 9,961 residents and around 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village has an economy primarily based around tourism, with numerous hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The industry of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1% retail, 17.2% health and social work, 5.8% manufacturing, 9.6% construction, 4.9% transport and storage, and 4.3 per cent hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from vacationers. For all your home improvements, ensure that you utilise reputable specialists in Birchington-on-Sea to ensure you get the top quality service.
