This policy existed until the late 1970s, reinforced by a widespread dislike of ribbon development. The particular concerns were pollution, urban sprawl, and ribbon development. The developer may mix graphical and programmatic ribbon development as is convenient. The village is a ribbon development along The Ridgeway. Ribbon development saw houses sprawl along the road for miles. A largely ribbon development along the main road, the village is surrounded by farmland. Freeland grew as a ribbon development along the "Via Regia" between Eynsham and Charlbury. The village is clustered with slight ribbon development along its main, north-south, undulating road. Ribbon development is building houses along the routes of communications radiating from a human settlement. In the 1920s and 1930s there was some ribbon development on the main access road. Ballyconneely () is a small ribbon development in west Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.