[5] 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.

[9] The Canadian commander Andrew McNaughton later recalled: "I turned a pioneer battalion loose to fortify Sarre in every possible way.

The boys arranged a big barrel of petroleum, with phosphorus bombs inside, that was all poised ready to swing.

"[nb 1] While McNaughton was inspecting the defences in August 1940, the village was attacked from the air and three bombs were dropped.

The surrounding buildings, including the Old Bakery and the Old Granary (which was originally thatched), have been sold privately and are now subdivided properties.