Speen, Berkshire

Speen
Village and civil parish
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Maize fields and the Lambourn, Woodspeen, Speen
Speen is located in Berkshire
Speen
Speen
Location within Berkshire
Area14.53 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population2,635 (2011 census)[1]
• Density181/km2 (470/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU4568
Civil parish
  • Speen
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewbury
Postcode districtRG14
Dialling code01635
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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51°24′35″N 1°20′30″W / 51.40976°N 1.34165°W / 51.40976; -1.34165

Speen is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. Centred 2 miles (3 km) north west of the largest town in the district, Newbury, Speen has clustered settlements, the largest of which is Speen village, which is contiguous with Newbury, and the others, buffered from the town by the A34 road, are Bagnor, Stockcross, Woodspeen and Marsh Benham. Its other land is an approximately even mixture of woodland and agricultural fields including hay meadows for livestock feed and pasture.[2] The area varies greatly in elevation, having the Reading to Taunton Line alongside the north bank of the River Kennet as its southern boundary and both banks of the River Lambourn in its north with elevated ground in between. Benham Park in the south-west of the area is a listed landscape garden and house.

  1. ^ Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005
  2. ^ "West Berks Council information - Speen, page 14".