Speen

Other current and historical names

Spene
Spine
Spone
Spinae
Donnington

Built-Up Area: Newbury
Parish/Community: Speen
Unitary Authority: West Berkshire
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°24'39"N 1°20'41"W
Eastings/Northings: 445656, 168194
OS Grid: SU456681
Mapcode Local: GBR 81R.GSN
Mapcode Global: VHCZB.MSVR

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Speen within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Speen in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Speen, par. and vil., Berks, in SW. of co.- par., mostly within the mun. limits of Newbury, 3862 ac., pop. 3592; pop. of borough part, 2142; vil., 1½ mile NW. of Newbury; P.O.

Speen in the Domesday Book

A village in Thatcham hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

- Overlord in 1066: King Edward
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Karli of Norton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey Visdeloup
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey Visdeloup
- Taxable Value: 10 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £10 in 1086
- Households: 9 villagers; 10 smallholders; 7 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
- Meadow: 60 acres
- Woodland: 3 swine render
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 1, value £1 2/-

British Place Names

Speen, West Berkshire

Speen is a suburban area in Newbury, West Berkshire

Speen in historic gazetteers

Speen in the Domesday Book