Complex sentence: The name Carysbrook came from the colonial era plantation named for the Cary family, Carysbrook Plantation, that sprawled over thousands of acres along the banks of the Rivanna River, encompassing fertile bottomland where tobacco and other crops were grown.
Split into simpler sentences: The name Carysbrook came from the colonial era plantation named for the Cary family. The Carysbrook Plantation sprawled over thousands of acres along the banks of the Rivanna River, encompassing fertile bottomland where tobacco and other crops were grown.