Godalming

Article summary

Godalming ( ) is a market town and civil parish in south-west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settlements of Farncombe, Binscombe and Aaron's Hill. Much of the area lies on the strata of the Lower Greensand Group and Bargate stone was quarried locally until the Second World War. The earliest evidence of human activity is from the Paleolithic and land above the Wey floodplain at Charterhouse was first settled in the middle Iron Age. The modern town is believed to have its origins in the 6th or early 7th centuries and its name is thought to derive from that of a Saxon landowner. Kersey, a woollen cloth, dyed blue, was produced at Godalming for much of the Middle Ages, but the industry declined in the early modern period. In the 17th century, the town began to specialise in the production of knitted textiles and in the manufacture of hosiery in particular. Throughout its history, Godalming has benefitted from its location on the main route from London to Portsmouth Dockyard. Local transport links were improved from the early 18th century with the opening of the turnpike road through the town in 1749 and the construction of the Godalming Navigation in 1764.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1696 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1696 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1894 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1885 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1825 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of establishment: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of establishment: 1676 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of establishment: 1767 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of formation: 1836 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of formation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of formation: 1882 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of foundation: 1892 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of foundation: 1865 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of foundation: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of foundation: 1611 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of foundation: 1927 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of foundation: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of foundation: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of foundation: 1876 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of foundation: 1938-04-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of foundation: 1867 — 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 "1696". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1696". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1894". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1885". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1825". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of establishment is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of establishment is "1676". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of establishment is "1767". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of formation is "1836". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of formation is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of formation is "1882". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of foundation is "1892". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of foundation is "1865". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of foundation is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of foundation is "1611". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of foundation is "1927". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of foundation is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of foundation is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of foundation is "1876". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of foundation is "1938-04-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of foundation is "1867". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
24. 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=1366429010