The maps below show the changes that occurred to a town called Willington in 1780, 1860 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given maps detail the changes that occurred to a

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named Willington in 1780, 1860 and 2000. Looking from an

overall

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viewpoint, the Willington

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had transformed from an agricultural

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region into a residential

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, with the most significant changes being the construction of houses and the improvement of the

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’s infrastructure.

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, the

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was utilized for farming with extended farmland and green spaces. There were two villages and a limited number of 100 homes in the

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. In 1860, a bridge was erected and crossed the existing

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.

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, a new road was built, leading from the

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into the

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. Some cultivating land

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woods had been removed

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a village and 100 more houses emerged. By 2000, farms and trees had been knocked down completely. New facilities had been set up in the bottom right corner of the

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where the trees once were. There were two schools and three sports fields, with a new road going up to the residential

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which had been expanded to 6 villages and 500 homes to accommodate more residents.

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, some shops were installed along the

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bank and a bird’s wetland was constructed

at the end

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of the

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.