Speke is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is 8 miles (12.9 km) southeast of the city centre. Located near the widest part of the River Mersey, it is bordered by the suburbs of Garston and Hunts Cross, and nearby to Halewood, Hale Village, and Widnes. The rural area of Oglet borders its south.
Speke Hall
Estuary Commerce Park under construction in June 2012
Merseyside is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Liverpool.
Image: Pier Head, Liverpool geograph.org.uk 3059094
Image: Crosby Beach, Another Place geograph.org.uk 4943623 (cropped)
Image: Roman pavilion, Birkenhead Park 2019 2
Port of Liverpool docks, at Seaforth. Merseyside lies on the Mersey Estuary