Complex sentence: The canal passes Twyford Down, and continues South flowing past the villages of Twyford, Compton and Shawford, then through water meadows to Bishopstoke eventually merging into the River Itchen as it approaches the Solent.
Split into simpler sentences: The canal passes Twyford Down, and continues South flowing past the villages of Twyford, Compton and Shawford, then through water meadows to Bishopstoke. Eventually the canal merges into the River Itchen as it approaches the Solent.