Complex sentence: With the decline in its agricultural and industrial function, Stainland is now less self-contained than it was and the proximity of the M62 has led to the development of a new residential role, housing people who work in the neighbouring towns.
Split into simpler sentences: With the decline in its agricultural and industrial function, Stainland is now less self-contained than before. Its proximity of the M62 motorway has led to the development of a new residential role of housing people who work in the neighbouring towns.