| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Garlinge |
| Population: | 4,849 |
| Population Ref: | (Garlinge ward 2011)[1] |
| Shire District: | Thanet |
| Shire County: | Kent |
| Region: | South East England |
| Post Town: | MARGATE |
| Postcode District: | CT9 |
| Postcode Area: | CT |
| Dial Code: | 01843 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TR335697 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3781°N 1.3566°W |
| London Distance Mi: | 65 |
| Label Position: | top |
| Static Image Name: | Hussar Hotel, Garlinge - geograph.org.uk - 743987.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Hussar Hotel, Garlinge, on the junction of High Street and the A28 Canterbury Road |
Garlinge is a village and suburb of Margate, in the Thanet district, in Kent, England, situated southwest of the centre of the town.
There is a small selection of shops in the village: newsagent/off-licence, two hairdressers, bakery/cafe, computer shop, pharmacy, a petrol station (with ATMs and a retail outlet), a mini supermarket/post office and two car workshops. There is a fish and chip shop and an Indian and Chinese take away and an Indian restaurant/take-away. The village has two pubs - the Rodney on the High Street and the Hussar on Canterbury Road - the latter serves meals and has accommodation.
Garlinge takes its name from the former Garling's Farm, which was owned by the London hospitals Bridewell and Bethlem.[2]
The Dent-de-Lion gateway is a grade II* listed building, dating from the late 14th/early 15th century (c1380).
Garlinge developed with the arrival of the railway to Margate and steam-packets bringing holiday makers from London.
There was a Methodist Chapel in Garlinge by 1848.[3] All Saints Church on Hartsdown Road, a Grade II listed building, was built in the early 1890s by Thomas Andrews of Margate, along with the former vicarage, also a listed building, designed by Edward Schroeder Prior.
In 1894 Garlinge became a civil parish, being formed from St John Rural, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Margate and Ramsgate, part also went to form Broadstairs and St Peters,[4] it became part of the Municipal Borough of Margate as part of a county review order.[5] In 1931 the parish had a population of 590.[6]
| Garlinge compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Garlinge ward | Thanet borough | England | |
| Population | 4,858 | 126,702 | 49,138,831 | |
| Foreign born | 3.4% | 5.1% | 9.2% | |
| White | 98.8% | 97.7% | 90.9% | |
| Unemployed | 3.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | |
| Retired | 16.7% | 17.5% | 13.5% | |
The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 34.5% in full-time employment, 13.5% in part-time employment, 8.4% self-employed, 3.9% unemployed, 2.8% students with jobs, 3.6% students without jobs, 16.7% retired, 8.4% looking after home or family, 5.7% permanently sick or disabled and 2.6% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 15.9% retail, 13.7% manufacturing, 9.9% construction, 9.5% real estate, 14.3% health and social work, 9.3% education, 7.9% transport and communications, 4.7% public administration, 4.6% hotels and restaurants, 2.2% finance, 1.6% agriculture and 6.4% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in construction, education, and health and social work. There were a relatively low proportion in real estate and finance. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 9.3% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[9]