Ingatestone

Article summary

Ingatestone is a village in the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It lies north-east of Brentwood and north-east of Charing Cross in central London. At the 2021 Census the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics, which also includes Mountnessing, had a population of 5,410. Ingatestone was formerly a civil parish; it was merged with Fryerning in 1889. The village is served by Ingatestone railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line railway. Ingatestone grew up along the A12, an old Roman road. The modern road now bypasses Ingatestone to the north-west. The village is surrounded by the Metropolitan Green Belt.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1894 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1824 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1858 — 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 establishment is "1894". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1824". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1858". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1368520695