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Austwick

Austwick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Settle and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Before local government reorganisation in 1974 Austwick parish was within Settle Rural District, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Craven District and is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. According to the Austwick & Lawkland Tithe Map of 21 October 1851 the parish has an area of , of which around a quarter is uncut moorland. The highest point is Lord's Seat on Simon Fell at .

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Austwick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Settle and on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Before local government reorganisation in 1974 Austwick parish was within Settle Rural District, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Craven District and is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. According to the Austwick & Lawkland Tithe Map of 21 October 1851 the parish has an area of , of which around a quarter is uncut moorland. The highest point is Lord's Seat on Simon Fell at .

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  1. date of death: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1355176669

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