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Drayton Parslow, Newton Longville and Stoke Hammond - Batch 7 HELAA Sites (February 2016) W W ARN IV ER Y S RO L AD A N E BRO OKF IELD W ROAD ST D OK A E R 1:16,000 O OA R D Y E W L E H S C NLV028 TB T NLV027 R E O L O B K EN HELAA Batch 7 Report sites D D A O R N O T Y A R D SHM017 SHM018 SHM016 N E W T O N R O A D N E W T O N R O A D DPA002 DPA003 P R O S P E C Y T A C L W O H S E G I H D A O R IN A M E S O DPA001 L C H T R O N © Crown Copyright and database right 2016. Ordnance Survey 100019797 0 100 200 400 600 800 1,000 metres Drayton Parslow, Newton Longville and Stoke Hammond - Batch 7 HELAA sites (February 2016) W S 1:5,000 A N D H I L L R O A D E S O L C M R A F Y CH E URCH N WAY R E V EMERALD CLOSE ECL001 D A O R S Y R A M T S ECL002 HELAA Batch 7 Report sites © Crown Copyright and database right 2016. 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Ordnance Survey 100019797 0 100 200 400 600 metres Haddenham - Batch 7 HELAA sites (February 2016) M E I N C M K A F R O S R H D R R O O A A D D W ICKFORD ROAD D 1:10,000 A O R N E D IF L C TH E AV EN UE S ILV ER ME AD E S O L C D S A G O IN R K L L A H G N I T M WMH003 H R E O A V W E WATERPERRY ROAD N U E ICK005 ICK006 0 50 100 200 metres E 'S CLOS GOLDER D AD OA RO R ON CH ND UR RE CH C S NG D LO L E M E A S I R F S O H N L RO C R A E D S D U T O L L E C I F G IN SHELDO K N ROAD N O T R BU O LL M S L AN D E A NE O I V R E TH E G D I R B IC KFO RD LIM RO ES AD WAY E S O L C S L L E B M D I UK K ES CLO SE M IL SHA001 L R O A D HELAA Batch 7 Report sites © Crown Copyright and database right 2016. 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