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Upper Slaughter

Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village lies off the A429, which is known as the Fosse Way, and is located one mile away from its twin village Lower Slaughter, as well as being near the villages Bourton-on-the-Water, Daylesford, Upper Swell and Lower Swell. It is built on both banks of the River Eye. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. Upper Slaughter is one of a handful of the Thankful Villages, amongst the small number in England which lost no men in World War I. The village also lost no men in World War II, additionally making the village a Doubly Thankful Village. The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 2. The parliamentary constituency is represented by Conservative Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. As of 2021, the village had a population of 181 inhabitants, an increase of 4 from 2011.

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Upper Slaughter is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, south west of Stow-on-the-Wold. The village lies off the A429, which is known as the Fosse Way, and is located one mile away from its twin village Lower Slaughter, as well as being near the villages Bourton-on-the-Water, Daylesford, Upper Swell and Lower Swell. It is built on both banks of the River Eye. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. Upper Slaughter is one of a handful of the Thankful Villages, amongst the small number in England which lost no men in World War I. The village also lost no men in World War II, additionally making the village a Doubly Thankful Village. The village is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 2. The parliamentary constituency is represented by Conservative Member of Parliament Geoffrey Clifton-Brown. As of 2021, the village had a population of 181 inhabitants, an increase of 4 from 2011.

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  1. population: 181 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 "181 inhabitants". 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?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363103042

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