Salisbury

Article summary

Salisbury ( , ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire, near the edge of Salisbury Plain. An ancient cathedral was north of the present city at Old Sarum. A new cathedral was built near the meeting of the rivers and a settlement grew up around it, which received a city charter in 1227 as . This continued to be its official name until 2009, when Salisbury City Council was established. Salisbury railway station is an interchange between the West of England Line and the Wessex Main Line. Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is northwest of Salisbury.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1900 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1552 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1746 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of formation: 1832 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of foundation: 1262 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of foundation: 1269 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of foundation: 1690 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 1971 — 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 "1900". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1552". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1746". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1939". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of formation is "1832". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of foundation is "1262". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of foundation is "1269". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of foundation is "1690". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
18. 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=1375477495