IELTS Academic Writing : village of Stokeford in 1930 and 2010

The maps below show the village of Stokeford in 1930 and in 2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pictorial representation depicts the series of changes those occurred in the village of Stokeford from the year 1930 to 2010.

In the year 1930,area in the south-west and north-east of the village was used for agricultural purposes. The river passed through the village and was having a bridge built over it in the northern portion of village .The road bypassing the village was surrounded by houses, Post office , several shops on one side and a Primary school and Gardens on the other side. In the far end of the garden from the road , there used to be a Large house.

However, in 2010, farmland totally vanished from the village and moreover the portion of land used for agrarian purposes was used for construction of dwellings in the village. In addition to this, the land allocated to Gardens almost shrunk to half in size and the large house was converted to a retirement home. There was no change to the location and size of the post office but, the Primary school witnessed significant change and doubling its size since, 1930.

Overall, the most striking feature of the various noteworthy changes due to the effect of growth of population which in turn lead to the complete occupation of the farmland for residential purposes.