Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Thanet · Region: South East
Explore Birchington, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birchington map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Birchington, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Birchington |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Thanet |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.371717 |
| Longitude | 1.300734 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sea-mist often clings to the chalk cliffs where Birchington keeps its steady watch over the North Sea. It lies 3.6 miles west-south-west of Margate (from Margate: bearing 253°T, OS grid TR 298 688), and is situated north-north-west of Acol village. Beneath the expansive, pale Kentish sky, the wind carries the salt-tang of the coast across the low-lying fields. Ancient echoes linger in the soil, marked by the presence of the Group Of Ring Ditches 400Yds (360M) Nw Of Great Brooks End Farm, which offer a silent, earthen record of those who walked these plains long before modern roads were laid. Birchington maintains a quiet dignity, its character shaped by the intersection of agricultural heritage and the encroaching tide. Sunlight catches the verdant leaves in the nearby Rossetti Gardens, casting long, shifting shadows that soften the edges of the high street. Nearby, the Quex Park Settlements stand as a reminder of the deep human history embedded in this particular stretch of the island. The atmosphere remains tethered to the rhythm of the tides, grounding the daily life of the inhabitants in a landscape that feels both enduring and remarkably thin-skinned against the elements.
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Explore Birchington, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.371717, 1.300734. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |