MARGATE, a sea-port town of Kent, on the north side of the isle of Thanet, near the North-Foreland. It is noted for shipping vast quantities of corn (most, if not all, the product of that island) for London; and has a salt-water bath at the post-house, which has performed great cures in nervous and paralytic cases, and numbness of the limbs. It lies in St John's parish, which is a member of the port of Dover, at the distance of 14 miles, and 12 from Canterbury, and 72 from London; and in the summer season is frequented for sea-bathing, having become one of the principal watering-places for the idle, the opulent, and the invalid, where they meet with every requisite accommodation; and the adjacent country abounds with most extensive prospects and pleasant rides. E. Long. 1. 30. N. Lat. 51. 24.