Faversham

Article summary

Faversham ( ) is a market town in Kent, England. It is located from Sittingbourne, from London and from Canterbury; it lies next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. The town is close to the A2, used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, which follows an ancient British trackway now known as Watling Street. There has been a settlement at Faversham since pre-Roman times, as indicated by a Belgic Late Iron Age farmstead discovered under the playing fields of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. The farmstead was located in the broader region later associated by Ptolemy with the Cantii. The site later became a Roman villa . There is also evidence of Mesolithic and Neolithic human activity in and around the town. The Roman name was Durolevum. The modern name is of Old English origin, probably meaning "the metal-worker's village". It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Favreshant. The Barons of Faversham were using three lions passant guardant – the royal arms of England - as the arms for the town during the reign of the Plantagenet king Edward I . The town's medieval corporate seal bore the legend: 'Since I bear arms for the King without charge, I am a free port' (Regis ut arma rego libera portus ego).…

Key claims

1. area: 70 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1304 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1553 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1595 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of establishment: 1538 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of establishment: 1148 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of establishment: 1148 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of establishment: 1573 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of establishment: 1786 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of establishment: 1916 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of establishment: 1835 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of establishment: 1587 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of establishment: 1860 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of establishment: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of establishment: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of formation: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of formation: 1884 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of foundation: 1698 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of foundation: 1614 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of foundation: 1698 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. date of foundation: 1856 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. date of foundation: 1862 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. publication date: 1919 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. publication date: 1596 — 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 "70 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1304". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1553". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1595". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of establishment is "1538". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of establishment is "1148". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of establishment is "1148". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of establishment is "1573". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of establishment is "1786". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of establishment is "1916". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of establishment is "1835". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of establishment is "1587". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of establishment is "1860". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of establishment is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of establishment is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of formation is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of formation is "1884". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of foundation is "1698". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of foundation is "1614". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of foundation is "1698". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the date of foundation is "1856". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the date of foundation is "1862". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the publication date is "1919". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the publication date is "1596". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
28. 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=1378375650