St Nicholas-at-Wade
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 The Street, St Nicholas-at-Wade |
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 St Nicholas-at-Wade
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| St Nicholas-at-Wade shown within Kent | |
| Population | 853 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TR2666 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Birchington |
| Postcode district | CT7 |
| Dialling code | 01843 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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St Nicholas-at-Wade (or St Nicholas) is both a village and a civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. The parish had a recorded population of 782 at the 2001 Census, increasing t0 852 at the 2011 census. The village of Sarre is part of the civil parish.
The village is best known locally for the local custom of Hoodening, a type of mumming, as well as for its prolific potato production.
The name derives from its location on the western border of the Isle of Thanet (originally separated from the Kent mainland). Before the channels of the River Wantsum and River Stour silted up, one would have been able to '' at this point, over a ford. In Roman times the channel was navigable and the site likely very busy with the Saxon Shore Forts of Regulbium (Reculver) and Rutupiae (Richborough) both close by. Remains of Roman shipbuilding yards are said to have been found between St. Nicholas-at-Wade and the nearby village of Sarre
There are two public houses, 'The Bell' and 'The Sun'. There is also a Post Office, an antiques shop and a farm marketing office. One of the main potato suppliers in the country used to have its headquarters near St Nicholas Court in the northwest of the village, but the site closed in late 2015. Hedgend Industrial Estate is on the northern outskirts. There is the local St Nicholas CE Primary School.
The village hall (dating from 1930) houses a monthly craft fair and is also used as a polling station. There is a static caravan park at Frost Farm and a camping site at Streete Farm.
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