Complex sentence: Booker (1971: 62) Vessels of 300 tons sailed as far inland as Morwellham, 24 miles from the sea, and a further 2-mile stretch to Weir Head, near Gunnislake, the tidal limit, was accessible to smaller passenger ships.
Split into simpler sentences: Booker (1971: 62) Vessels of 300 tons sailed as far inland as Morwellham, 24 miles from the sea. A further 2-mile stretch to Weir Head, near Gunnislake, the tidal limit, was accessible to smaller passenger ships.