Birchington-on-Sea is a village in the Thanet district in Kent, England, with a population of 9,961.
Minnis Bay
All Saints' Church dates to around 1350
A dyke in the Wantsum channel marshland, between Birchington-on-Sea and Herne Bay
An antiques shop in Birchington. 16.1% of the village is employed in retail
Thanet is a local government district in Kent, England. The council is based in Margate and the district also contains the towns of Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Westgate-on-Sea, along with several villages. It takes its name from the Isle of Thanet, a former island which gradually became connected to the mainland between the 12th and 16th centuries.
Thanet aerial showing the towns of Broadstairs. Margate, Ramsgate and Westgate-on-Sea
Thanet is now linked to London by high-speed "Javelin" trains.
Margate Adult Education Centre, built in 1928 as Thanet School of Art.