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Margate, town, Thanet district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It lies east of the River Thames estuary.

Margate, England
Margate, England

A Roman villa existed just outside the town, which has a Norman church. During the 18th century the town, which is endowed with sandy beaches, became a bathing resort. The large influx of summer visitors is presently Margate’s mainstay. An industrial estate just to the south has attracted a considerable amount of light industry. Pop. (2001) 58,465; (2011) 61,223.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.