Complex sentence: Even after the 1586 consolidation of land rights over the Burgh Muir, the area remained largely rural, with overcrowding of the city centre being initially alleviated by migration to the north, to the New Town, via the North Bridge, erected in 1772.
Split into simpler sentences: Even after the 1586 consolidation of land rights over the Burgh Muir, the area remained largely rural. With overcrowding of the city centre being initially alleviated by migration to the north, to the New Town, via the North Bridge erected in 1772.