| Official Name: | Speyside |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Halton#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Speyside |
| Coordinates: | 43.5781°N -79.9761°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type2: | Regional municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Halton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Halton Hills |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNBC Code |
| Blank1 Info: | FCRCB[1] |
Speyside is an unincorporated community in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Once a thriving pioneer community, little remains of the original settlement.[2]
The Bruce Trail and Speyside Resource Management Area are located near the settlement.[3]
Early settlers believed a local creek resembled the River Spey in Scotland, and named the new settlement "Speyside".[2]
Between the 1850s and 1870s, Speyside had a hotel (the Stewart Hotel), two general stores, a village hall (used as a school), a tannery, a blacksmith, two saw mills, and a stone quarry.[2] [4] The settlement had seven streets and several houses.[2] The population in 1874 was 200.[4] Speyside had a post office from 1873 to 1914.[5]
By 1908, the population had declined to 40.[6]
An oak tree in Speyside is recognized for its historic importance. The tree was grown from an acorn of an English oak growing in Royal Park in Windsor, England. The acorns were sent across the Commonwealth to commemorate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The acorn was planted at a nearby school in 1937, and then transplanted to the school in Speyside when it opened in 1960. The school closed in 1986.[7]