Penwith

Article summary

to Cape Cornwall , St Buryan in the south of the district Penwith ( ; ) is an area of Cornwall, England, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former local government district, whose council was based in Penzance. The area is named after one of the ancient administrative hundreds of Cornwall which derives from two Cornish words, penn meaning 'headland' and wydh meaning 'at the end'. Natural England has designated the peninsula as National Character Area 156 and named it West Penwith. It is also known as the Land's End Peninsula.

Key claims

1. area: 130 m — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. area: 90 square kilometres — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1954 — 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 area is "130 m". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the area is "90 square kilometres". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1372994506