Complex sentence: As the quarries prospered, the village continued to grow; in 1834 an account described Windy Nook as a populous hamlet... chiefly inhabited by workmen employed in the adjoining quarries.
Split into simpler sentences: As the quarries prospered, the village continued to grow. In 1834 an account described Windy Nook as a populous hamlet... chiefly inhabited by workmen employed in the adjoining quarries.