Derby

Article summary

Derby ( ) is a cathedral city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is ( ). The Romans established the town of Derventio, which was later captured by the Anglo-Saxons and then by the Vikings who made one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era and was home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory and it contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Despite having a cathedral since 1927, Derby did not gain city status until 1977. Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing. It is home to engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) has a production facility at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works; Toyota's UK headquarters is located south-west of the city at Burnaston.

Key claims

1. area: 200 metres — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1982-04-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1921 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1871 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1940 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of birth: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of birth: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of establishment: 1692 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of establishment: 1877 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of establishment: 1889 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of establishment: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of establishment: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of formation: 1900 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of formation: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of formation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. date of foundation: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. date of foundation: 1994 — 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 area is "200 metres". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1982-04-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1921". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1871". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1940". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1939". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of birth is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of birth is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of establishment is "1692". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of establishment is "1877". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of establishment is "1889". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of establishment is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of establishment is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of formation is "1900". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of formation is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of formation is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the date of foundation is "1908". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the date of foundation is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
26. 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=1378221312