The maps below show a seaside village in 1995 and the same village today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how a small seaside village was developed between 1995 and the present day.

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, it is clear from the maps that the settlement was transformed from a quiet fishing community into a busy tourist resort.

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the beach, the harbour and the church were retained, most of the open land beyond the shore was built on, and the transport links were extended considerably. The first map reveals that, in 1995, the village consisted of a single row of fishermen's cottages situated along the coast road, with a small harbour at the western end and a church in the centre. Behind the houses lay farmland stretching north to the forest, and a narrow lane connected the community to the main highway. Because there was no accommodation for visitors, the beach to the east remained largely empty. The second map shows that, since

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, the cottages have been converted into shops and cafés,

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a large hotel has been constructed on the former farmland directly behind them.

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, the port has been enlarged to accommodate pleasure boats, and a car park now occupies the field beside it. The lane has been widened into a two-way road leading to a new roundabout on the highway, so coaches can reach the resort easily.

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, if a visitor arrived today, they would find a promenade, bathing huts , and a golf course where only grazing land existed twenty years earlier.