Finstock

Article summary

Finstock is a village and civil parish about south of Charlbury in Oxfordshire, England. The parish is bounded to the northeast by the River Evenlode, to the southeast partly by the course of Akeman Street Roman road, and on other sides by field boundaries. The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 797. For most of its history Finstock was a township of the ancient parish of Charlbury. Finstock became a separate civil parish in the late 19th century. The name means "Woodpecker place".

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1966-10-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1555 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2024 — 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 "1966-10-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1555". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1377426700