Complex sentence: The drain known as the Forthdyk (now Foredike stream) was first cut in the early 13th century, it was wide by deep, draining some of Wagne (Wawne), Sutton, Bransholme, and Swine.
Split into simpler sentences: The drain known as the Forthdyk (now Foredike stream) was first cut in the early 13th century. It was wide by deep, draining some of Wagne (Wawne), Sutton, Bransholme, and Swine.