St Nicholas-at-Wade

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St Nicholas-at-Wade
Church of St Nicholas, St Nicholas at Wade.jpg
The Street, St Nicholas-at-Wade
St Nicholas-at-Wade is located in Kent
St Nicholas-at-Wade
St Nicholas-at-Wade
 St Nicholas-at-Wade shown within Kent
Population 853 ((2011)[1]
OS grid reference TR2666
Civil parish St Nicholas-at-Wade
District Thanet
Shire county Kent
Region South East
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
UK Parliament North Thanet
List of places
UK
England
Kent

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.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.[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.

History

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 'wade' 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[3]

Village

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 has headquarters near St. Nicholas Court in the northwest of the village. Hedgend Industrial Estate is on the northern outskirts. There is the local St Nicholas CE Primary School.[4]

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 St. Nicholas Farm.

A sports field in Bell Meadow plays host to football and cricket matches, the cricket pavilion was constructed in the 1980s with the aid of Thanet District Council.

Churches

The 13th-century parish church of St Nicholas, after which the parish is named, was a chapel of ease for St Mary's church at Reculver. The first rector is recorded as Adam de Brancaster in 1294. Built in flint, the church houses some fine 16th-century brasses, a carved oak pulpit dated 1615, and a coat of arms of King George III.[5] The parish has twice been enlarged, firstly in medieval times, when it was separated from the parish of Reculver and joined with the little-known chapelry of All Saints, Shuart, in 1310, and again in the mid-16th century, when it was joined with the parish of St. Giles, Sarre.[6] The benefice is currently part of the Wantsum Group of Parishes.

St. Nicholas Court has a fine example of a medieval underground chapel; however, little is known about the origins or past use of this building. The chapel is on private land but has been opened to visitors on some important local occasions.[7]

References

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  2. St. Nicholas-at-Wade Parish website
  3. Historical notes: British History Online
  4. St. Nicholas-at-Wade Primary School
  5. Drawing of the church exterior
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  7. St. Nicholas Court Farm Chapel

External links

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