The maps show changes in the village of Meadowside and the town of Fonton from 1962 to now. Write a report of at least 150 words describing the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

The maps illustrate the developments that took place in

Meadowside

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and the neighbouring town of

Fonton

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. The maps show the area in three periods: 1962, 1985, and the present.

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, both places had large growth and development of buildings and facilities over the period and now have joined into one large area with

Meadowside

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village

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now being a suburb of the town of

Fonton

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. In 1962, the towns were completely separated from each other.

Meadowside

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had a

road

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running through it from the southwest to the northeast,

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Fonton

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had a rail line passing through from the southeast to the northwest. By 1985, both areas had expanded significantly. There was now a

road

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linking the village and the town,

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the old

road

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had

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been made bigger to match the size of the new one. In

Meadowside

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, a housing estate, a leisure

center

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centre

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, and a

super-store

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superstore

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had been built next to the first

road

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. Currently,

Meadowside

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and

Fonton

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have joined and the empty area that used to be between them now has a business park to the south of the

road

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and a hotel to the north.

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, a train station has been added next to the

road

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with a new line connecting to the old one.