Seend

Article summary

Seend is a village and civil parish about southeast of the market town of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It lies about west of Devizes and northeast of the county town of Trowbridge. The parish includes the sub-village of Seend Cleeve and the hamlets of Inmarsh, Martinslade, Seend Head, Sells Green and The Stocks (the latter being contiguous with Seend Cleeve). Seend village is on a hilltop more than above sea level. The hill is bordered to the west and south by Semington Brook, a tributary of the River Avon, and to the east by Summerham Brook, which is a tributary of Semington Brook. The village's High Street is the A361 Trowbridge-Devizes road; the A365 links the A361 with Melksham and passes through Sells Green.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1337 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1447 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 1533 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of death: 1617 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of death: 1683 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of death: 1498 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of death: 1741 — 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 death is "1337". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1447". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "1533". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of death is "1617". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of death is "1683". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of death is "1498". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of death is "1741". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
10. 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=1357438278