Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dawpool
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- 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. Liz Read! Talk! 23:33, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
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Redirect to Thurstaston, not notable stub. Orange sticker (talk) 13:10, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Orange sticker (talk) 13:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Orange sticker (talk) 13:41, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Keep, meets WP:GEOLAND, which says
[e]ven abandoned places can be notable, because notability encompasses their entire history
. Google Books has numerous sources which attest to a populated port village on the River Dee called Dawpool: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. See also [7]. Jfire (talk) 15:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC) - Keep. I added some references. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:09, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment agree that the former settlement is historically notable, however the area is now known as Thurstaston, so I thought according to WP:MODERNPLACENAME the redirect would be appropriate. See Overchurch for similar. Orange sticker (talk) 16:06, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:05, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Weak keep per sources added, it doesn't appear in the Domesday Book but it does still have some coverage. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:35, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
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