Speke (pronounced Speak)'s an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, close to the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It's south east of the city centre and to the west of the town of Widnes. Speke's located at the widest part of the River Mersey and between the areas of Garston and Hunts Cross. History 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. (Speke… (More on Speke)