Complex sentence: The site of the proposed factory had many natural advantages-it was close to Clifton Junction railway station, it was adjacent to Fletcher's Canal and there was abundant coal nearby in the local Wet Earth Colliery along the same canal.
Split into simpler sentences: The site of the proposed factory had many natural advantages. It was close by Clifton Junction railway station, and there was abundant coal nearby in the local Wet Earth Colliery, along the same canal.