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Hellifield

Hellifield is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England ( ). Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is an important railway junction on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between the Midland Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It served by Hellifield railway station. The village, which had a population of 1,060 residents at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,426 at the 2011 census is situated on the A65, between Skipton and Settle.

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Hellifield is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England ( ). Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is an important railway junction on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between the Midland Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It served by Hellifield railway station. The village, which had a population of 1,060 residents at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,426 at the 2011 census is situated on the A65, between Skipton and Settle.

Key claims

  1. population: 1,060 residents — 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 population is "1,060 residents". 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=1374647411

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