- published: 13 Oct 2014
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Coordinates: 53°20′27″N 2°50′28″W / 53.3409°N 2.8410°W / 53.3409; -2.8410
Speke (pronounced Speak) is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south east of the city centre and to the west of the town of Widnes.
Speke is bordered by a number of other areas; Garston, Hunts Cross, Halewood and Hale Village and is located near to the widest part of the River Mersey.
The name derives from the Old English Spec, meaning 'brushwood'. It was known as Spec in the Domesday Book, which gave Speke Hall as one of the properties held by Uctred. (Today Speke Hall, now a Tudor wood-framed house, is open to the public.)
In the mid 14th century, the manors of Speke, Whiston, Skelmersdale, and Parr were held by William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.
Until the 1930s, Speke was a small village with a population of 400; by the end of the 1950s more than 25,000 people were living in the area. The local All Saints Church was built by the last resident owner of Speke Hall, Miss Adelaide Watt.
Strange days indeed
different lies, different whys
Strange days indeed
different views, different news
There once was a time
when the future was bright
and dreams of the world
were cosmopolite
Where only rockets fly
into the great wide open sky
reaching to the highest high
you're not alone
Those were the days
neon light, black & white
Those were the days
No gravity, no misery
But now it's not too late
no need to loose the faith
The world is here for you
Let's change it to something new
Where only rockets fly
into the great wide open sky
reaching to the highest high