Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It is part of the Thanet district and forms part of the civil parish of Birchington. It is located 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. Minnis Bay, in the village is a family beach with attractions including 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 initially recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates back to the thirteenth century and its churchyard is the burial place 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 boasts a large collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also boasts artifacts unearthed in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As per the 2011 census, the village had approximately 10,000 residents and around 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village's economy is based around tourism, with several 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 per cent manufacturing, 9.6% construction, 4.9% transport and storage, and 4.3% hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from vacationers. For all your property improvements, ensure that you employ vetted pros in Birchington-on-Sea to ensure that you get a good quality service.
