he maps below show the changes that have taken place in Meadowside village and Fonton, a neighbouring town, since 1962.

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expansion of a village called

Meadowside

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and

Fonton

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town over three time periods:1962, 1985 and the present day.

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, both areas experienced significant growth.

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, by the end of the period,

Meadowside

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had been taken by the

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and had become a suburban area of

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

Meadowside

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had a road running through it from the southwest to the northeast,

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had a rail line passing throughout the town. By 1985 both towns had notably expanded. Not only did a superstore but

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a leisure complex appear in

Meadowside

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. Despite these changes, two towns were joined by road, running through the

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of

Meadowside

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. Nowadays, it has agglomerated and become a common territory. A business park has been established,

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on the opposite side of the road, a station and new hotel were built. It was the railway that connected the station and

Fonton

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