The maps below show the changes that occured to a town named Willington in 1780, 1860 and 2000.

The maps highlight data about the transformations which happened in three separate years in Willington (1780, 1860 and 2000).

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, it is clearly seen that the town witnessed remarkable developments, including

construction

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the construction

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of a new bridge over the

river

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, shopping centres and sports fields over the period in question. The interesting point is that as time passed, the number of homes increased. Looking into detail, in 1780, there were four farms in the centre of the town, but they declined to two and none in 1960 and 2000 respectively. In 1860, A new road which connected homes with the

river

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was built. After 1780, a new bridge was constructed above the

river

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and several trees were cut down by residents until 1860, and they were

then

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demolished because of building schools and sports areas. If we look at an area of villages, it extended in the subsequent years and another road, which created a link between homes and commercial facilities was introduced to the public in 2000. As for the southwest part of the town, a wetland for birds was erected

at the end

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of the

river

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. Shopping centres were added to the right area of the

river

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.