Complex sentence: It formerly formed a district known as the Market Bosworth Rural District, although the district merged with the Hinckley Rural District in 1974 to form a new district named Hinckley and Bosworth.
Split into simpler sentences: It formerly formed a district known as the Market Bosworth Rural District. In 1974 it merged with the Hinckley Rural District to form a new district named Hinckley and Bosworth.