Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It's a part of the Thanet district and forms part of the civil parish of Birchington. It sits 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 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 nearby 19th-century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum and also a twelve-bell tower built for change ringing. The museum contains a large collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also features artifacts unearthed in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. At the 2011 census, the village had approximately 9,961 permanent residents and around 4,944 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% retail, 17.2% health and social work, 5.8 per cent 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 visitors to the area. For all of your house upgrades, be certain that you use vetted pros in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure that you get the very best quality service.
