Speedwell may refer to:

Plants

* ''Speedwell'', several plants in the genus '' Veronica''

Places

Australia

* Speedwell, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland

United Kingdom

Speedwell, Bristol Speedwell is an area of east Bristol, Part of the ward. It has a mixture of residential and industrial land. The 2014 population estimate of the population of Speedwell was 2,342. The one School in the area is Bristol Brunel Academy, previou ...

, England *

Speedwell Castle Speedwell Castle is a mid-18th-century house at the centre of Brewood, Staffordshire, between Wolverhampton and Stafford. Described by Pevsner as a "peach" and a "delectable folly", it stands beside the village market place, at the head of a T- ...

, Staffordshire, England *

Speedwell Cavern Speedwell Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. The cave system consists of a horizontal lead miners' adit (a level passageway driven horizontally into the hillside) 200 metres below ground leading to the cave ...

, Derbyshire, England, a former 18th Century lead mine * Speedwell Mill, 18th century mill in Wirksworth, Derbyshire * Speedwell Farm, Woburn, Bedfordshire, designed in 1795 by Robert Salmon * Speedwell Hill, Cheshire, former site of the Bluecap Memorial

United States

Speedwell, Kentucky Speedwell is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was opened for the community in 1852, and closed in 1939. It is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 374 and Kentucky Route 499. ...

, an unincorporated community * Speedwell, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Speedwell, Tennessee, an unincorporated community *

Speedwell, Virginia Speedwell is an unincorporated community in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. Speedwell Is famous for 'Cave Hill', a cave in the side of the mountain. Speedwell has been known to be called Speedville. The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Ce ...

, an unincorporated community *

Speedwell Township, St. Clair County, Missouri Speedwell Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the mos ...

, an inactive township

Falkland Islands

* Speedwell Island in Falkland Sound

Australia

*Speedwell in the vicinity of Hivesville, Queensland

Manufacturing and vehicles

* Speedwell Forge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania *

Speedwell Ironworks Speedwell Ironworks was an ironworks in Speedwell Village, on Speedwell Avenue (part of U.S. Route 202), just north of downtown Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. At this site Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse first demonstrated ...

, and Speedwell Village, Morristown, New Jersey *

Troublesome Creek Ironworks Troublesome Creek Ironworks, originally called Speedwell Furnace, is a historic iron furnace and archaeological site located near Monroeton, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The ironworks were established by 1770, and remained in operation into ...

, from 1771, North Carolina, originally called Speedwell Furnace *

Speedwell Motor Car Company The Speedwell Motor Car Company was a Brass Era American automobile manufacturing company established by Pierce Davies Schenck that produced cars from 1907 to 1914. The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 greatly damaged the Speedwell factory and inven ...

, an early car manufacturer * Speedwell GT version of the Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite sports car *

Speedwell bicycles Speedwell was a brand of bicycle manufactured by Bennett & Wood, a firm established by Charles W. Bennett and Charles R. Wood in 1882 in Sydney. As motorcars and motorcycles became available Bennett and Wood entered the motor trade. They built an ...

, made in Sydney, Australia, from 1882 *

Speedwellbus Speedwellbus (formerly Speedwell Private Hire) was a bus operator based in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It operated a fleet of 25 buses on commercial and contracted services. Formed in 2002, it ceased operating rather abruptly and unexpect ...

, a former bus company in Manchester, England

Ships

* ''Speedwell'' (ship) lists ships with the name ''Speedwell'' including: ** ''Speedwell'' (1577 ship) transported Pilgrims with ''Mayflower''

Fictional characters

* Speedwell, a rabbit character in the ''Watership Down'' novel * Mrs Speedwell, a character in ''Tit for Tat'' (1921 film) * Speedwell, a character in ''

Death Comes to Time ''Death Comes to Time'' is a webcast audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', produced by the BBC and first broadcast in five episodes on the BBCi Cult website from 12 July 2001, accompani ...

'', a Doctor Who-based audio drama * Mrs Speedwell, a character in

The Glorious Dead (Upstairs, Downstairs) "The Glorious Dead" is the eighth episode of the fourth series of the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. It was first broadcast on 2 November 1974 on ITV. Background "The Glorious Dead" was filmed on 11 and 12 July 1974. While Elizabeth J ...

Music

*"Speedwell" song on the album ''You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone'' by Saint Etienne *Dan B. Speedwell, musician on the album '' Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express'' by The Go-Betweens

Other uses

*Speedwell Weather Limited, a company making

Weather derivative Weather derivatives are financial instruments that can be used by organizations or individuals as part of a risk management strategy to reduce risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather conditions. Weather derivatives are index-based instr ...

software *"Speedwell" whistle, by Henry Arthur Ward *Speedwell, an 18th-century Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1894 Middle Park Stakes

Plants

Places

Australia

United Kingdom

United States

Falkland Islands

Australia

Manufacturing and vehicles

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Fictional characters

Music

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