Speedwell remains a quiet pocket of Bedfordshire where the land leans into the weight of the nearby Woburn estate. It lies 0.4 miles south-south-east of Woburn (from Woburn: bearing 154°T, OS grid SP 952 325). The light here catches the surface of Coldbath Pond just to the east, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter against the darkening hedge-lines. Speedwell occupies a modest stretch of ground, defined more by the heavy, silent presence of the surrounding parkland than by any clamour of modern commerce. To the north, the trees of the Cowhill Belt Pond reflect a stillness that seems to hold the very air of the hamlet in a state of perpetual calm. The soil bears the character of the greensand ridge, offering a firm, workable foundation that has long supported the quiet husbandry of the local fields. Every evening, the shadows lengthen across the verges, grounding Speedwell in a landscape that values the steady, unspoken pulse of the seasons above all else.
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Live animated radar for Speedwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Speedwell, Bedfordshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Speedwell includes coordinates 51.983211, -0.614679, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Speedwell is available on the Speedwell map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Bedfordshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.