Margate, Clock tower at Margate, Kent, Eng.Ben Sutherlandtown, Thanet district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It lies east of the River Thames estuary.

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.