The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010.

The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010.
These two maps show changes in a small
village
called Stokeford between 1930 and 2010. In the 1930s, the
village
consisted of a lot of farmland and a small number of houses. There was
also
a primary school located near the road and two shops opposite
this
school, to the left of the post office. In 2010 the
village
has changed: there are more houses now than there were in 1930. The gardens have been replaced by a Retirement Home, the farmlands and shops
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been removed, and the primary school
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expanded slightly. The post office, located almost in the
center
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of the
village
, and the bridge across the river, in the north, remained unchanged. The road was not particularly changed; an intersection was added opposite the Retirement home.
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  • demolition
  • residential areas
  • infrastructure
  • urbanization
  • land use
  • farmlands
  • notable buildings
  • layout
  • developments
  • economic growth
  • population growth
  • amenities
  • transformation
  • expansion
  • reconstruction
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