Complex sentence: The parish was formed in 1996 by a merger of the individual parishes of Copdock and Washbrook, though Washbrook lost some of its northeastern land area to Sproughton and Pinewood, whilst Copdock's eastern boundary with Belstead was redrawn to match the new route of the A12.
Split into simpler sentences: The parish was formed in 1996 by a merger of the individual parishes of Copdock and Washbrook. However Washbrook lost some of its northeastern land area to Sproughton and Pinewood, whilst Copdock's eastern boundary with Belstead was redrawn to match the new route of the A12.