Complex sentence: It has a population of 2998 (2000) which decreased to 2,850 at the 2011 census, five miles (8 km) north-east of Ivybridge, and next to the Devon Expressway which connects Exeter to the north-east and Plymouth to the west.
Split into simpler sentences: It has a population of 2998 (2000) which decreased to 2,850 at the 2011 census. It is five miles (8 km) north-east of Ivybridge, and next to the Devon Expressway which connects Exeter to the north-east and Plymouth to the west.