Complex sentence: The area has been occupied continuously from prehistoric times, and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest continuously inhabited place in England-the well-preserved remains of a Mesolithic village dating from 7700 BC has been found in its vicinity.
Split into simpler sentences: The area has been occupied continuously from prehistoric times, and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest continuously inhabited place in England. The well-preserved remains of a Mesolithic village dating from 7700 BC has been found in its vicinity.