Complex sentence: Gradually, the crown of Singapore sold plots of land in the area stretching from Frankel Avenue, Siglap Road to the Geylang River and from Geylang Road to the sea were granted to individuals in large parcels, ranging from 8 to 200 hectares.
Split into simpler sentences: Gradually, the crown of Singapore sold plots of land in the area stretching from Frankel Avenue, Siglap Road, to the Geylang River. And from Geylang Road to the sea, land was granted to individuals in large parcels, ranging from 8 to 200 hectares.