St Nicholas-at-Wade

St Nicholas-at-Wade
The Street, St Nicholas-at-Wade
St Nicholas-at-Wade is located in Kent
St Nicholas-at-Wade
St Nicholas-at-Wade
Location within Kent
Population853 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTR2666
Civil parish
  • St Nicholas-at-Wade
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBirchington
Postcode districtCT7
Dialling code01843
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent

51°21′14″N 1°15′07″E / 51.354°N 1.252°E / 51.354; 1.252

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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 to 852 at the 2011 census.[1] The village of Sarre is part of the civil parish.[2]

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 village continues to play host to several folk groups, including Offcumduns Border Morris Dancers.

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ St. Nicholas-at-Wade Parish website