Complex sentence: The Golden Cross is a public house in Shrewsbury, England; it is reputed to be the oldest licensed Public House in Shrewsbury and records show that it was used as an inn as far back as 1428, some years before the introduction of formal licensing.
Split into simpler sentences: The Golden Cross is a public house in Shrewsbury, England; it is reputed to be the oldest licensed pub in Shrewsbury. Records show that it was used as an inn as far back as 1428, some years before the introduction of formal licensing.