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 for a university lecturer describing the development of the village.

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 for a university lecturer describing the development of the village.
The map illustrates the changes which have taken place in Chorleywood from 1868 to 1994.
Overall
, the hamlet experienced a heavy expansion in terms of its settlement area.
In addition
, it
also
opened up some new transportation networks and facilities (road, railway, and station).
Firstly
, a significant steady expansion occurred in the centre to accommodate the population growth. Between 1868 and 1883, the suburb took only a small place on the west side, exactly on the right side of the main road. From that period until 1922, the place
then
developed
further
by extending southward.
Then
, it was enlarged horizontally by two areas in the south of the railway until 1970, responding to the construction of their station, Chorleywood Station, which extends from the west to the east side
which
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and
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was built in 1909.
Lastly
, the newest expansion happened on the north and east sides with five settlement areas, divided by a motorway extending from north to south which was introduced in 1970.
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  • village
  • population
  • increased steadily
  • middle of the nineteenth century
  • development
  • location
  • factors
  • contributing
  • physical
  • infrastructural
  • effects
  • conclusion
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