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Hemingbrough

Hemingbrough is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, approximately from Selby and from Howden on the A63. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. The village has a 12th-century former collegiate church (Hemingbrough Minster), a Methodist chapel and shops. There is a primary school and nursery. The surrounding area makes up part of the Humberhead Levels and is flat land, mainly used for mixed agriculture. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2020.

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Hemingbrough is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, approximately from Selby and from Howden on the A63. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. The village has a 12th-century former collegiate church (Hemingbrough Minster), a Methodist chapel and shops. There is a primary school and nursery. The surrounding area makes up part of the Humberhead Levels and is flat land, mainly used for mixed agriculture. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2020.

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  1. date of death: 1675 — 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 death is "1675". 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=1314351651

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