St Nicholas at Wade

proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by St Nicholas at Wade and Sarre Parish Council) in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2666).

OriginOld English wæd →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (served by St Nicholas at Wade and Sarre Parish Council) in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2666).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwæd“ford, shallow water”
  2. EnglishSt Nicholas at Wade

Named after the 13th-century parish church of St Nicholas, a chapel of ease for St Mary's Church, Reculver. "Wade" is from Old English wæd (“ford, shallow water”).

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St Nicholas at Wade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St%20Nicholas%20at%20Wade

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Chicago

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