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Addition of sourced subsection on Cockington Forge

Hello. I have added a sourced subsection on **Cockington Forge** under the “Buildings” section, and removed an unsourced line that stated the forge had been in the same place for 500 years.

- Rationale**
Improves verifiability per WP:V and uses reliable sources per WP:RS.
Replaces an unsourced claim with sourced architectural and historical detail.
Keeps the tone neutral and avoids interpretation or original research.

- Summary of changes**
Added a short architectural description from the National Heritage List for England.
Summarised published accounts of the forge and named smiths from Ellis (1930), Lang (1971), and Read (2015).
Cited a 1952 *London Gazette* notice for the members’ voluntary winding up of a related operating company.
Removed the unsourced “500 years” bullet from “Other notable buildings.”

- Sources used**
Historic England (20 November 1952). "The Forge, Cockington Lane (1206862)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
Ellis, Arthur (1930). An Historical Survey of Torquay, p. 81.
Lang, Joan F. (1971). Old Cockington, p. 35.
Read, Brian (2015). Cockington Bygones: A History of the Manors of Cockington and Chelston and the Parish of Cockington, pp. 204–206.
"Cockington Forge & Village Industries Limited". The London Gazette. No. 39505. 1 April 1952. p. 1847.

- COI disclosure**

I have a connection to the subject. My family managed Cockington Forge & Gift Shops Ltd from 1969 into the mid-1990s. The new text relies only on the sources listed above.

Happy to discuss or refine any part of the addition. —Robin J Emdon (talk) 18:14, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed revision to History section

I am a former resident of Cockington (33 years) and run local history groups for the village. I am also the original contributor of the majority of existing content on this page, including the sections on Cockington Forge and the Drum Inn. I have access to Brian Read's Cockington Bygones (Portcullis Publishing, 2015), the definitive primary research source for Cockington, supplemented by Ellis's An History of Torquay (1930) and the Cockington Conservation Area Character Appraisal (Torbay Council, 2005) and other authority sources. The current History section contains several factual errors: Roger Mallock is incorrectly described as a goldsmith (he was a tavern owner and textile exporter); the Iron Age founding claim is unsupported by archaeological evidence; and the family succession dates are imprecise. I propose replacing the History section with a corrected and expanded version, fully cited throughout. I will make the edit in 7 days unless there are objections. Robin J Emdon (talk) 10:27, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I have now replaced the History section, following the notice above and the absence of objections after more than seven days.

The edit corrects the unsupported Iron Age founding claim, the description of Roger Mallock, and the compressed manorial succession chronology, and adds inline citations throughout. I have limited this edit to the History section only; I intend to review other sections separately.

Robin J Emdon (talk) 09:08, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]