Wetherby

Article summary

Wetherby ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is close to West Yorkshire county's border with North Yorkshire and lies approximately from Leeds city centre, from York and from Harrogate. The town stands on the River Wharfe and, for centuries, it has been a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road midway between London and Edinburgh. Wetherby Bridge, which spans the River Wharfe, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed structure. The course of the Old Great North Road passes through the town and, as result of its situation on the road, as well as being a major cattle droving route from Scotland to London, many coaching inns were established in Wetherby which are still used by travellers today. The town lies in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and the Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency. It was listed in the 2018 Sunday Times report on the Best Places to Live in Northern England.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1877 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1944 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1888 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 1998 — 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 "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1877". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1944". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1888". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. 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=1377088474