Mansfield

Article summary

Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District, in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield urban area and the second largest settlement in the county, after the city of Nottingham. Henry III granted Mansfield the Royal Charter of a market town in 1227. The town lies in the Maun Valley, north of Nottingham. The district had a population of 110,500 at the 2021 census. Mansfield is the one local authority in Nottinghamshire with a publicly elected mayor, the Mayor of Mansfield. In ancient times, it became the pre-eminent in importance amongst the towns of Sherwood Forest.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1934 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of birth: 1767 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of birth: 1653 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of birth: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of birth: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of birth: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of birth: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of birth: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. date of birth: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. date of birth: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. date of birth: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
26. date of birth: 1957 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
27. date of birth: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
28. date of birth: 1941 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
29. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
30. date of birth: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
31. date of birth: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
32. date of birth: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
33. date of birth: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
34. date of birth: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
35. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
36. date of birth: 1606 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
37. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
38. date of foundation: 1691 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
39. date of foundation: 1905 — 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 "1934". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1960". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of birth is "1767". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of birth is "1653". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of birth is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of birth is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of birth is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of birth is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the date of birth is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the date of birth is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the date of birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the date of birth is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the date of birth is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. The record states that the date of birth is "1957". What evidence would count against this claim?
28. The record states that the date of birth is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
29. The record states that the date of birth is "1941". What evidence would count against this claim?
30. The record states that the date of birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
31. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
32. The record states that the date of birth is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
33. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
34. The record states that the date of birth is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
35. The record states that the date of birth is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
36. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
37. The record states that the date of birth is "1606". What evidence would count against this claim?
38. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
39. The record states that the date of foundation is "1691". What evidence would count against this claim?
40. The record states that the date of foundation is "1905". What evidence would count against this claim?
41. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
42. 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=1379017376