Calne

Article summary

Calne ( ) is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England, at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Calne is on a small river, the Marden, that rises away in the Wessex Downs, and is the only town on that river. It is on the A4 road national route east of Bath, east of Chippenham, west of Marlborough and southwest of Swindon. Wiltshire's county town of Trowbridge is to the southwest, with London due east as the crow flies. At the 2021 Census, Calne had 19,074 inhabitants.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1770 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1943-05-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1873 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of formation: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of formation: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 1886 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. population: 19,074 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. publication date: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1770". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1943-05-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1873". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of formation is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of formation is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1886". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the population is "19,074 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the publication date is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378447988