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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 positioned on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, in 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 three smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was originally recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates back 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 along with a twelve-bell tower constructed for change ringing. The museum contains a considerable 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. At the 2011 census, the village had around 10,000 permanent residents and approximately 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village's economy is primarily based around tourism, with numerous hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The industry of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1 per cent retail, 17.2% health and social work, 5.8% manufacturing, 9.6% building, 4.9% transport and storage, and 4.3% hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from visitors . For all your property improvement jobs, be certain that you employ vetted specialists in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure you get a good quality service.