Speke, Lancashire
Speke is a former village that is now a suburb of Liverpool, Lancashire. Speke remained a small village until the 1930s. Liverpool Corporation bought the Speke estate in 1928, the area became part of the county borough of Liverpool in 1932 and a major housing development followed. Speke Airport (now Liverpool John Lennon Airport) was constructed between 1930-1933. Speke Hall is a wood-framed wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house owned by the National Trust. Speke is within the council area of Liverpool.
Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.343631,-2.8594842
Grid Reference: SJ 4287 8331
Council Area: Liverpool CA
Strategic Authority Area: Liverpool City Region SA
Police Area: Merseyside PA
GBPN ID: 41492
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Speke,_Lancashire_41492
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Place Type: Urban locality
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.343631,-2.8594842
Grid Reference: SJ 4287 8331
Council Area: Liverpool CA
Strategic Authority Area: Liverpool City Region SA
Police Area: Merseyside PA
GBPN ID: 41492
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Speke,_Lancashire_41492
Peruse Lancashire on Wikishire

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