Complex sentence: Until the 1980s the road sign at the north end of the village read "Birds Edge", while approaching from the south, although there was no village sign, the road sign on the A629 read "Birdsedge".
Split into simpler sentences: Until the 1980s the road sign at the north end of the village read "Birds Edge". Although there was no village sign, the road sign on the A629 read "Birdsedge".