[5] The Chislet marshes mark the western end of the Wantsum Channel, an arm of the North Sea that separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland.

Chislet Windmill stood north of the Thanet Way on the road to Reculver until it burnt down in 2005; a replica of the exterior minus sails was built on the same site in 2011 during a housing redevelopment.

The village is served by the Anglican parish church of St Mary the Virgin, a Grade I listed building.

Built mainly of rough flint capped with Caen, Bath and Kentish Rag stone, it was renovated in the 13th century, when the north and south aisles were added, and in 1866.

[8] The Anglo-Westphalian Coal Syndicates Ltd was set up in 1911 to lease land near Chislet, and after various setbacks they finally moved approximately two miles south to take advantage of the A28 road on one side and the railway line on the other.