Meadowside village and Fontan

The maps illustrate how Meadowside village and Fontan, which is a neighboring town, have developed over three different time periods (1962, 1985 and the present). Overall, Meadowside village increased in size and has become Meadowside Suburb as it merged together with Fontan. Furthermore, there have been significant changes in infrastructure, housing and facilities over the period given. In 1962, both Meadowside and Fontan were completely separate with no roads or rail connecting them. While Fontan had a railway line running through it to the north, Meadowside, located to the west of the Fontan, only had a small road from the west. By 1985, there was considerable growth in the size of Meadowside village and Fontan. The small road in Meadowside village had been converted into a main road and was also extended to the east to connect with Fontan. Meadowside, moreover, had also developed a housing estate in the west, a leisure complex and a supermarket in the south. Currently, both Meadowside, which is now a suburb, and Fontan are joined. The railway line, which runs through Fontan, has been extended to the west where a train station has been built. To the north of the station, a hotel has been constructed and opposite the station, to the south, there is now a business park.