Sarre, Thanet
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| Sarre | |
  Sarre shown within Kent |
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| Population | 360[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Thanet |
| Shire county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Birchington |
| Postcode district | CT7 |
| Dialling code | 01843 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | North Thanet |
| List of places: UK • England • Kent | |
Sarre is a village in Thanet, Kent, UK. The village is considered a part of St. Nicholas-at-Wade, after having lost the local church of St. Giles in Elizabethan times, and the parishes subsequently twinned.[2] In its own right Sarre is an Ancient Parish.[3][4] Sarre is among the settlements that surround the roundabout junction of west Thanet.
Sarre is located at the point where the old 'Island Road' from Margate to Canterbury crossed the Wantsum Channel initially by a ferry and from the late Middle Ages by a bridge. The route of this bridge is followed by a short section of the modern A28 and is still marked on some maps as Sarre Wall.
The village has two public houses, The Kings Head and The Crown Inn – this being known locally as the 'Cherry Brandy House'. A special recipe of Cherry Brandy can be purchased from behind the bar.
The village has a pretty working windmill which still produces stone-ground flour from local wheat crops. The shop has a small cafe providing afternoon teas and souvenirs for sale.
Nearest Stations: Birchington and Sturry from which regular buses operating on the Margate/Ramsgate to Canterbury route can be obtained.
[edit] References
- ^ Population of Kent Parishes 1801 to 1921 V.C.H. Vol. 3 Parishes A to Z
- ^ A Parish History of St. Nicholas-at-Wade and Sarre, 1990
- ^ RootsWeb: Isle-of-Thanet-L Re: [IoT] St.Peter's Thanet
- ^ Worcester Branch, Birmingham and Midlands Society for
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