Where before lay a green valley

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentence is grammatically correct.

Where before lay a green valley, laden with scents of flowers and birdsongs, now stood a busy motorway with a constant flow of vehicles and stench of burnt oil and exhaust fumes.
 

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Where before had lain a green valley, laden with scents of flowers and birdsong ...
 

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I'd go with "there now stood" after "birdsong".
 
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