Complex sentence: This was an ancient area of heathland and latterly the site of Martlesham Heath Airfield, the first houses were occupied from the mid- 1970's and the village has developed into a modern community, based on a traditional village pattern.
Split into simpler sentences: This was an ancient area of heathland and latterly the site of Martlesham Heath Airfield. A "new village" was established there in the mid- 1970's and this has developed into a modern community, based on a traditional village pattern.