The map illustrates four periods of transformation of the village of Chorleywood from 1868 to 1994.
Overall, the village developed along with the continuous improvement of the transport infrastructure. Each developed region is close to the main roads, the railway, or the motorway.
From 1868 to 1883, Chorleywood originated from a small area on the east side of one of the main roads and to the west of Chorleywood Park and Golf Course. The village grew to the south along the main road between 1883 and 1922. In 1909, a railway line from west to east was constructed across this new area, also where the railway station was situated.
The expansion of Chorleywood continued to the east and west alongside the railway line until 1970. In that year, a motorway to the west of the village came into use, and after that, massive development took place around motorway intersections with the railway and one of the main roads. By 1994, the scale of the village had doubled over two decades.
