Complex sentence: On the 14th June 2007, the areas close to the "Bumpstead Brook" were flooded due to the stream bursting its banks and many homes along Water Lane, Helions Bumpstead Road, The Ford and around Haverhill Road were flooded.
Split into simpler sentences: On the 14th June 2007, the areas close to the "Bumpstead Brook" were flooded due to the stream bursting its banks. As a result many homes along Water Lane, Helions Bumpstead Road, The Ford and around Haverhill Road were flooded.