Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map below shows the development of the village. Write a report fo a university lecturer describing the development of the village.

The map explains the

overall

development of Chorleywood

village

near London over 126 years (1868 to 1994), where steady growth in people and amenities can be observed. In an overview, transportation infrastructure seemed to be the basis of the progress of Chorleywood

village

.

Initially

, two main roads were observed to connect the

village

one of the roads was situated to the north and connected east-west of the

village

,

while

the other was to the west of the

village

and ran north-south.The community was seen to be restricted to a small area to the east of the north-south main road indicating no major change between 1868 and 1883.

However

, after the construction of the railway in 1909 located to the south, the community first dispersed to and

then

around the rail station over 87 years (1883-1970) suggesting steady progress. More importantly, the establishment of the motorway in 1970 enhanced

further

population expansion to and around the motorway over 24 years (1970-1994).The motorway was situated to the east of the

village

running parallel to the main road of the west.

Besides

this

, Chorletywood Park and a Golf course were noticed implying complete facilities in the

village

.