Speen, Berkshire

Speen
Village and civil parish
St Mary the Virgin parish church
Maize fields and the Lambourn, Woodspeen, Speen
Speen Location within Berkshire
Area	14.53 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population	2,635 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	181/km2 (470/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU4568
Civil parish	Speen
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newbury
Postcode district	RG14
Dialling code	01635
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Newbury
List of places UK England Berkshire 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.