St Nicholas-at-Wade

St Nicholas-at-Wade
The Street, St Nicholas-at-Wade
St Nicholas-at-Wade Location 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
UK Parliament	North Thanet
List of places UK England Kent 51°21′14″N 1°15′07″E / 51.354°N 1.252°E / 51.354; 1.252

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.