Complex sentence: In Bottomley's day, The Dicker boasted its own race course and stables and one of the most prominent houses in the village was the home of Bottomley's stud manager, known as Stud House.
Split into simpler sentences: In Bottomley's day, The Dicker boasted its own race course and stables. One of the most prominent houses in the village was the home of Bottomley's stud manager, known as Stud House.