Complex sentence: By 1872 the parish spanned 1,620 acres and the village contained 63 houses; in the same year, Trollope wrote that "the appearance of this small village, lying around its well cared for church, is very pleasing".
Split into simpler sentences: By 1872 the parish spanned 1,620 acres and the village contained 63 houses. The same year, Trollope wrote that "the appearance of this small village, lying around its well cared for church, is very pleasing".