Birchington-on-Sea, Kent

Birchington-on-SeaBirchington-on-Sea, Kent is a village of about 10,000 people in northeast Kent, England, facing the North Sea. It is both a tourist and retirement destination. Its churchyard is the burial place of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Image:  The Kent coast, looking across Westgate Bay towards Epple Bay and Birchington-on-Sea (Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0).

Parent Map

Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his Circle
"In an Artist's Studio" Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.373347000000
Longitude: 1.306532000000

Timeline of Events Associated with Birchington-on-Sea, Kent

Date Event Manage
9 Apr 1882

Death of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti died on 9 April 1882 (Easter Sunday) at Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, where he was also buried at All Saints' Church. Image: Birchington All Saints Church from the southwest (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license).

 All Saints' Church, Burchington-on-Sea, Kent, England