Hadlow

Article summary

Hadlow is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is situated in the Medway valley, north-east of Tonbridge and south-west of Maidstone. The Saxon name for the settlement was Haeselholte (in the Textus Roffensis). The Domesday Book records it as Haslow and in the Middle Ages it became Hadloe and then Hadlow.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 1584 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 2013 — 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 "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "1584". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1363687306