The centre of the village (depicted by the village sign) is 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Princes Risborough, and 5 miles (8.0 km) north of High Wycombe. The village is a short distance 'as the crow flies' from Hampden House, originally owned by John Hampden and a further distance from Chequers, the country residence of the Prime Minister.
The village has an annual fete which is usually held on the first weekend of July and a bi-annual arts festival which has been running for many years. The festival consists of entertainment shows, a theatre production and general activities on Speen Playing Field.
The village name originates from Anglo Saxon. The exact meaning is unclear, but possibly meaning 'wood-chip place'. The name of the village corresponds to the location of the hamlet in the Chiltern Forest where trees were regularly felled.
The Baptist church was built by men of the village in 1802. The flints were apparently collected in their aprons by local women from surrounding fields, helped by their children. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
Surrounding Lands and Population
The village is the style of a traditional 18th century, still consisting a mixture of woodland and agricultural fields surrounding the village. Due to the geographical location of the village no railway station was built. There are approximately 165 houses in the village which has a population at the time of the 2011 census of 637 and has an estimated population of 654 in 2019.[3]
Speen Festival
The village has a bi-annual culture and arts festival. The festival runs in September in odd numbered year and the 2017 festival ran from Saturday 2 September 2017 to Sunday 17 September 2017.[4]
The first Speen Festival in 2001 was based on a festival (The Leaves of Time) held in 1999 to celebrate the passing of the Millennium.
Notable residents
In 1928 the artist Eric Gill moved to Pigotts at Speen, where he set up a printing press, and lettering workshop and alternative community.[5][6] He is buried in the Baptist churchyard.
The composer Edmund Rubbra lived at Valley Cottage, Highwood Bottom, Speen, for many years following his marriage in 1933.[7]
^"Speen (Buckinghamshire, South East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^"Speen Festival 2017". www.speenfestival.org. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^"Font Designer - Eric Gill". Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Speen is a village in the Chiltern Hills an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 1 situated in the civil parish of Lacey Green in Buckinghamshire England SpeenSpeen village sign depicting local tradesSpeenLocation within BuckinghamshireOS grid referenceSU845995Civil parishLacey GreenUnitary authorityBuckinghamshireCeremonial countyBuckinghamshireRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPRINCES RISBOROUGHPostcode districtHP27Dialling code01494PoliceThames ValleyFireBuckinghamshireAmbulanceSouth CentralUK ParliamentBuckinghamList of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51 41 16 N 0 46 44 W 51 687908 N 0 779024 W 51 687908 0 779024 Coordinates 51 41 16 N 0 46 44 W 51 687908 N 0 779024 W 51 687908 0 779024The centre of the village depicted by the village sign is 3 miles 5 km south east of Princes Risborough and 5 miles 8 0 km north of High Wycombe The village is a short distance as the crow flies from Hampden House originally owned by John Hampden and a further distance from Chequers the country residence of the Prime Minister The village has an annual fete which is usually held on the first weekend of July and a bi annual arts festival which has been running for many years The festival consists of entertainment shows a theatre production and general activities on Speen Playing Field Contents 1 History 2 Surrounding Lands and Population 3 Speen Festival 4 Notable residents 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit Baptist Church Speen The village name originates from Anglo Saxon The exact meaning is unclear but possibly meaning wood chip place The name of the village corresponds to the location of the hamlet in the Chiltern Forest where trees were regularly felled The Baptist church was built by men of the village in 1802 The flints were apparently collected in their aprons by local women from surrounding fields helped by their children It is a Grade II listed building 2 Surrounding Lands and Population EditThe village is the style of a traditional 18th century still consisting a mixture of woodland and agricultural fields surrounding the village Due to the geographical location of the village no railway station was built There are approximately 165 houses in the village which has a population at the time of the 2011 census of 637 and has an estimated population of 654 in 2019 3 Speen Festival EditThe village has a bi annual culture and arts festival The festival runs in September in odd numbered year and the 2017 festival ran from Saturday 2 September 2017 to Sunday 17 September 2017 4 The first Speen Festival in 2001 was based on a festival The Leaves of Time held in 1999 to celebrate the passing of the Millennium Notable residents EditIn 1928 the artist Eric Gill moved to Pigotts at Speen where he set up a printing press and lettering workshop and alternative community 5 6 He is buried in the Baptist churchyard The composer Edmund Rubbra lived at Valley Cottage Highwood Bottom Speen for many years following his marriage in 1933 7 References Edit https www chilternsaonb org Historic England Speen Church Baptist Grade II 1158973 National Heritage List for England Speen Buckinghamshire South East England United Kingdom Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts www citypopulation de Retrieved 14 July 2017 Speen Festival 2017 www speenfestival org Retrieved 14 July 2017 Font Designer Eric Gill Retrieved 1 January 2009 Map of Pigotts by Gill Jenny Pery Benedict Rubbra Point of Balance Halstar Publications Wellington 2008 15 External links Edit Media related to Speen at Wikimedia Commons Speen history and local walks The Speen Village Website Speen Festival https www visitsoutheastengland com places to visit speen p92311 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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