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Barcombe

Barcombe is an East Sussex village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex. The parish has four settlements: old Barcombe ( ), the oldest settlement in the parish with the parish church; Barcombe Cross ( ), the more populous settlement and main hub with the amenities and services; the hamlet of Spithurst ( ) in the northeast and Town Littleworth ( ) in the northwest. Barcombe was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Berchamp". The origins of the placename 'Barcombe' may have derived from two sources: the Saxon 'Berecampe', meaning 'barley land' and the Latin loan word 'campus', a field. Barcombe is particularly noted to Sussex residents and tourists for 'Barcombe Mills', a reference to an old water-mill complex on the River Ouse at the base of the hill/plateau on which Barcombe Cross sits. The mills burnt down before the Second World War, but Barcombe Mills is still a popular Sunday outing for townsfolk from Lewes and Brighton. The parish is home to a number of tributaries of the River Ouse, which serve as a nationally significant spawning ground and nursery for the Sussex sea trout (Salmo trutta).

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Barcombe is an East Sussex village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex. The parish has four settlements: old Barcombe ( ), the oldest settlement in the parish with the parish church; Barcombe Cross ( ), the more populous settlement and main hub with the amenities and services; the hamlet of Spithurst ( ) in the northeast and Town Littleworth ( ) in the northwest. Barcombe was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Berchamp". The origins of the placename 'Barcombe' may have derived from two sources: the Saxon 'Berecampe', meaning 'barley land' and the Latin loan word 'campus', a field. Barcombe is particularly noted to Sussex residents and tourists for 'Barcombe Mills', a reference to an old water-mill complex on the River Ouse at the base of the hill/plateau on which Barcombe Cross sits. The mills burnt down before the Second World War, but Barcombe Mills is still a popular Sunday outing for townsfolk from Lewes and Brighton. The parish is home to a number of tributaries of the River Ouse, which serve as a nationally significant spawning ground and nursery for the Sussex sea trout (Salmo trutta).

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  1. date of birth: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1908". 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=1374913468

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