11 Facts About Mile End

1.

Mile End is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London, England, 3.

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2.

Mile End Road is an ancient route from London to the East.

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3.

The area running alongside Mile End Road was known as Mile End Green, and became known as a place of assembly for Londoners, as reflected in the name of Assembly Passage.

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4.

Mile End Hospital was originally an infirmary for the local workhouse, established in 1859.

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5.

Since 2016, northern Mile End has fallen under the remit of the Bow Roman Road Neighbourhood Forum.

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6.

Mile End formed a hamlet within the large ancient parish of Stepney, in the Tower division of the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex.

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7.

Mile End is in a part of London known as the East End and boasts an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge" .

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8.

Mile End has a Non-League football club, Sporting Bengal United F C, which plays at Mile End Stadium.

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9.

Neighbourhood was depicted unfavourably in the pop band Pulp's 1995 song "Mile End", which was featured on the Trainspotting soundtrack.

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10.

A11 passes east–west through Mile End, linking the locale to Aldgate in the west and Stratford in the east.

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11.

Mile End is on London-wide, national and international cycle networks.

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