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Liphook

Liphook is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.1 miles (6.6 km) west of Haslemere, bypassed by the A3 road, and lies on the Hampshire/West Sussex/Surrey borders. It is in the civil parish of Bramshott and Liphook, which includes Bramshott, Griggs Green, Conford, Passfield, Hammer Bottom (also called Hammer Vale), Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells, and has an area of and a population of 8,491 in 2011. Liphook has a railway station, on the Portsmouth Direct line. The village grew as a coaching stop between London and Portsmouth during the 17th and 18th centuries. It served as a base during the First World War and the Second World War for Canadian troops stationed in Southern England.

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Liphook is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.1 miles (6.6 km) west of Haslemere, bypassed by the A3 road, and lies on the Hampshire/West Sussex/Surrey borders. It is in the civil parish of Bramshott and Liphook, which includes Bramshott, Griggs Green, Conford, Passfield, Hammer Bottom (also called Hammer Vale), Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells, and has an area of and a population of 8,491 in 2011. Liphook has a railway station, on the Portsmouth Direct line. The village grew as a coaching stop between London and Portsmouth during the 17th and 18th centuries. It served as a base during the First World War and the Second World War for Canadian troops stationed in Southern England.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1876 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1660 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 1901 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1921 — 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 "1876". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1660". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1901". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1921". 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=1378542097

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