Handforth

Article summary

Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, south of Manchester city centre. The population of the parish was 6,715 at the 2021 census. In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth, and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wilmslow, were built to re-house people from inner city Manchester. It lies between Wilmslow, Heald Green, and Styal, and forms part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area.

Key claims

1. area: 764 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1577-03-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 1461 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of death: 1673 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1894 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. population: 9,139 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. population: 8,014 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. population: 764 people — 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 area is "764 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1577-03-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "1461". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of death is "1673". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1894". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the population is "9,139 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the population is "8,014 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the population is "764 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. 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=1363385485