Woking

Article summary

Woking ( ) is a town and borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as Wochinges, and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner. The earliest evidence of human activity is from the Palaeolithic, but the low fertility of the sandy local soils meant that the area was the least populated part of the county in 1086. Between the mid-17th and mid-19th centuries, new transport links were constructed, including the Wey Navigation, Basingstoke Canal and London to Southampton railway line. The modern town was established in the mid-1860s, as the London Necropolis Company began to sell surplus land surrounding the railway station for development. Modern local government in Woking began with the creation of the Woking Local Board in 1893, which became Woking Urban District Council (UDC) in 1894. The urban district was significantly enlarged in 1907 when it took in the parish of Horsell, and again in 1933 when it took in the parishes of Byfleet and Pyrford. The UDC was granted a coat of arms in 1930 and Woking gained borough status in the 1974 reorganisation of local government. In 2022, a total of 30 elected representatives serves on the council, each with a term length of four years. The Borough of Woking covers and had a population of 103,900 in 2021.…

Key claims

1. date of death: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1662 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1872 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1889 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1852 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of establishment: 1847 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of formation: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of formation: 1887 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of foundation: 1715 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of foundation: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of foundation: 1889 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of foundation: 1867 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of foundation: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of foundation: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of foundation: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of foundation: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of foundation: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of foundation: 1924 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of foundation: 1858 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of foundation: 1875 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of foundation: 1876 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. date of foundation: 1905 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. date of foundation: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. date of foundation: 1904 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. date of foundation: 1931 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
26. publication date: 1894 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
27. students: 730 students — 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 "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1662". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1872". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1889". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1852". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of establishment is "1847". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of formation is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of formation is "1887". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of foundation is "1715". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of foundation is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of foundation is "1889". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of foundation is "1867". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of foundation is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of foundation is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of foundation is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of foundation is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of foundation is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of foundation is "1924". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of foundation is "1858". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of foundation is "1875". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of foundation is "1876". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the date of foundation is "1905". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the date of foundation is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the date of foundation is "1904". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the date of foundation is "1931". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. The record states that the publication date is "1894". What evidence would count against this claim?
28. The record states that the students is "730 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
29. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
30. 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=1378298639