Birchington-on-Sea
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 23 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ E | ||
| OS National Grid | TR298694 | ||
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| Residents | 9827 (as of 2001 Census ) | ||
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| Post town | MARGATE | ||
| ZIP code section | CT7 | ||
| prefix | 01843 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | Kent | ||
| District | Thanet | ||
| Civil Parish | Birchington | ||
| British Parliament | North Thanet | ||
Birchington-on-Sea is a First mentioned in 1240 village in the northeast of the county Kent in England . It belongs to the Thanet district , has about 9800 inhabitants (as of 2001) and is located on the North Sea in the coastal section between the cities of Herne Bay and Westgate-on-Sea east of the Thames estuary on the Isle of Thanet .
Birchington-on-Sea describes itself as "the largest village in Kent", which is an unofficial title due to the lack of a uniform definition of a village in the UK.
As a seaside resort located on four sandy bays, the place is very popular with tourists and as a retirement home for retirees.
On the outskirts of the village is Quex Park , where not only a mansion but also a bell tower (The Waterloo Tower) was built in 1818 for the purpose of changing bells .
The poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti died in 1882 while on vacation in Birchington-on-Sea, where he was also buried.
