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Cottered

Cottered is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies west of Buntingford, its post town and south-east of Baldock. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 623. Cottered is home to a Japanese garden designed in the early 20th century by Herbert Goode, at the Garden House. It is listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. North of Cottered, on a private drive off Throcking Road, is Broadfield House. This was rebuilt for the poet Lady Hester Pulter (née Ley) (1605–1678), daughter of the Earl of Marlborough, and her husband Arthur Pulter. Their daughter Margaret married John Forrester: their son James (d.1696) had Broadfield Hall extended, with stables designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor which are now Grade II listed. Among those who have held the living of Cottered may be mentioned the Rev Anthony Trollope, who was grandfather of the authors Anthony Trollope and Thomas Adolphus Trollope. He was incumbent of Cottered for forty-four years and died in 1806. Cottered also has a blue plaque to the first president of the Republic of China Sun Yat-sen, who stayed at The Kennels, country home of James Cantlie. It has a football club, Cottered FC. A Manor House built in the 1400s, said to be the "oldest inhabited house in Hertfordshire", stands in Cottered. "The Lordship" is a Grade I listed building.…

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Cottered is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies west of Buntingford, its post town and south-east of Baldock. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 623. Cottered is home to a Japanese garden designed in the early 20th century by Herbert Goode, at the Garden House. It is listed Grade II* on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. North of Cottered, on a private drive off Throcking Road, is Broadfield House. This was rebuilt for the poet Lady Hester Pulter (née Ley) (1605–1678), daughter of the Earl of Marlborough, and her husband Arthur Pulter. Their daughter Margaret married John Forrester: their son James (d.1696) had Broadfield Hall extended, with stables designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor which are now Grade II listed. Among those who have held the living of Cottered may be mentioned the Rev Anthony Trollope, who was grandfather of the authors Anthony Trollope and Thomas Adolphus Trollope. He was incumbent of Cottered for forty-four years and died in 1806. Cottered also has a blue plaque to the first president of the Republic of China Sun Yat-sen, who stayed at The Kennels, country home of James Cantlie. It has a football club, Cottered FC. A Manor House built in the 1400s, said to be the "oldest inhabited house in Hertfordshire", stands in Cottered. "The Lordship" is a Grade I listed building.…

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  1. date of death: 1696 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1806 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 death is "1696". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1806". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1372573580

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