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Bagber

Bagber is a hamlet in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated about west and northwest of Sturminster Newton in the Dorset unitary authority. It consists of Bagber, Lower Bagber and Bagber Common, which all lie within Sturminster Newton civil parish. Chapel Row consists of around ten houses in total, six of which are within of the main A357. These six date back to the 19th century; the chapel is no. 6. The poet William Barnes was born in Bagber in 1801.

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Bagber is a hamlet in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated about west and northwest of Sturminster Newton in the Dorset unitary authority. It consists of Bagber, Lower Bagber and Bagber Common, which all lie within Sturminster Newton civil parish. Chapel Row consists of around ten houses in total, six of which are within of the main A357. These six date back to the 19th century; the chapel is no. 6. The poet William Barnes was born in Bagber in 1801.

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  1. date of birth: 1801 — 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 birth is "1801". 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?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324082190

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