Silloth

Article summary

Silloth, or Silloth-on-Solway, is a port town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town stands on the coast of the Solway Firth, west of Carlisle. It was developed from the 1850s onwards around a new harbour, and also became a small seaside resort. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 2,749.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1903 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1891 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1946 — 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 "1903". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1891". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1946". 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=1378437630