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Oxcombe

Oxcombe is a small village in the civil parish of Maidenwell, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the A16 road, south from Louth and 6 miles north-east from Horncastle. Oxcombe was previously a parish in its own right, although small; in the 1870s it comprised 27 people and 4 houses In 1931 the parish had a population of 47. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Maidenwell. To the south of Oxcombe lies the parish of Worlaby and to the east, that of Ruckland. The parish name may have been derived from the Old English oxa+coomb which means ox valley.

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Oxcombe is a small village in the civil parish of Maidenwell, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from the A16 road, south from Louth and 6 miles north-east from Horncastle. Oxcombe was previously a parish in its own right, although small; in the 1870s it comprised 27 people and 4 houses In 1931 the parish had a population of 47. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Maidenwell. To the south of Oxcombe lies the parish of Worlaby and to the east, that of Ruckland. The parish name may have been derived from the Old English oxa+coomb which means ox valley.

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  1. population: 27 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 population is "27 people". 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=1186394835

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