Margate
Margate
Margate is a popular seaside town located in Kent, South East England. It is situated on the northern coastline of the Thames Estuary at a point where it meets the North Sea. It was a popular seaside resort as far back as the Georgian era and by the early nineteenth century it had become one of England’s most popular resorts.
The history of Margate can be traced all the wayback to the Iron Age where evidence of human habitation has been discovered in caves above the town.
Margate Amusements
Margate has a tradition of fun and entertainment, with attractions such as Viking Splash Tours (where participants ride on jet-powered inflatable rafts), The Old Town areas, the Margate Shell Grotto (a chalk cave adorned thousands of tiny shells), all adding to its popularity. It is also home to the Dreamland amusement park, which reopened in 2015.
Created: 30 October 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Margate
Local History around Margate
There are some historic monuments around including:
Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Dane Valley RoadDent-de-Lion medieval gatehouseEnclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster LaundrySalmestone GrangeSettlement one mile (1610m) E of villageMonastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster AbbeyAnglo-Saxon cemetery S of Ozengell GrangeDouble ring ditch and two enclosures 400yds (360m) NW of Danes CourtQuex Park settlements.Wildlife in and Around Margate
Mammals found in Margate
There have been 21 species of mammals recorded in the margate area.
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
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Birds found in Margate
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the margate area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Alpine Swift (Apus melba) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
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Fish found in Margate
There have been 27 species of fish recorded in the margate area.
| (Teleostei) |
| Broadnose Skate (Bathyraja brachyurops) |
| Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) |
| Dab (Limanda limanda) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius) |
| Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra) |
| Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) |
| Five-bearded rockling (Ciliata mustela) |
