Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aldermaston Soke


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was Keep per consensus (non-admin closure). EJF (talk) 18:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Aldermaston Soke

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A grouping of houses does not make this place notable enough for a wikipedia article. Tavix (talk) 23:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 00:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. All towns and villages are notable. --Eastmain (talk) 00:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems just about large enough to pass for a village . Tivedshambo (talk) 07:38, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. The original author, and nobody in the 6 months of the articles existence, has found nothing notable to say. I was going to correct the article (it is actually a hamlet mostly in Hampshire) but didn't think it worthwhile. MalcolmGould (talk) 23:55, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Drove through here today. Just a small number of houses scattered along the road. There is not the normal roadside-sign on entering a town/village so it is not even clear where it begins/ends. MalcolmGould (talk) 22:19, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay I withdraw my Delete - I hate to see work going to waste. I must propose some more articles for deletion - it seems a good way to get them improved! MalcolmGould (talk) 15:58, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * weak keep. The notable thing about Aldermaston Soke, as can be seen from the map provided by Tivedshambo, and can be read by searching for the name on Google books, is that when driving through it you are (briefly) driving along the course of a Roman road. In England it is fairly unusual for modern roads to follow the course of Roman roads even to this minor extent. It also seems that the dip in the ground here gives it distinct growing conditions of interest to botanists, but my knowledge of botany is not sufficient to judge the sources. --Paularblaster (talk) 21:30, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Good point about the Roman road. I've added it to the article, though some modern roads (the A5 for example) follow Roman roads more often than you seem to imply. Tivedshambo (talk) 21:36, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply: So I saw. I just added a bunch more details - it's amazing what just a couple of sources can do for an article. I'd change my "weak keep" to a "keep" - but since I've just spent my evening on this I might be biased. You're right that I might be guilty of exaggeration when it comes to Roman roads, but from the perspective of Belgium (where I live) and Northern France (and I'd guess even more so Southern France and Italy) English roads are a bit random. --Paularblaster (talk) 22:29, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep. Botanical and historical interest fills in any potential gaps in the 'inherent notability' claim for me. Benea (talk) 10:24, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. If it warrants a mention on the map, it's a settlement, more than a mere "grouping of houses". Waggers (talk) 16:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.