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{{Short description|Area in the East End of London, England}}
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| country                   = England
| region                    = London
| official_name             = Mile End
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| static_image_caption      = The Green Bridge carries [[Mile End Park]] over the [[A11 road (England)|A11]] [[Mile End Road]]
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| post_town                 = LONDON
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| dial_code                 = 020
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| constituency_westminster  = [[Bethnal Green and Stepney (UK Parliament constituency)|Bethnal Green and Stepney]]
| constituency_westminster1 = [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]]
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'''Mile End''' is an area in [[London]], England and is located in the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]. It is in [[East London]] and part of the [[East End of London|East End]]. It is {{convert|4.2|mi|km|1}} east of [[Charing Cross]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/UK_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Mile+End+Underground+Station,+Tower+Hamlets,+Greater+London,+England,+UK&toplace=Charing+Cross,+London,+England,+WC2N+5,+UK|title=Distance between Mile End Underground Station, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, UK and Charing Cross, London, England, WC2N 5, UK (UK)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com}}</ref> Situated on the part of the London-to-[[Colchester]] road called Mile End Road, it was one of the earliest suburbs of [[London]].
It was also known as '''Mile End Old Town'''; the name provides a geographical distinction from the unconnected former hamlet called [[Mile End New Town]]. In 2011, Mile End had a population of 28,544.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/mile-end/ |title=Mile End – Hidden London |work=hidden-london.com}}</ref>
==History==
===Toponymy===
Mile End is recorded in 1288 as ''La Mile ende''.<ref name="mills">{{cite book |surname=Mills |first=D. |title=Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names |year=2000 |publisher=Oxford}}</ref> It is formed from the [[Middle English]] 'mile' and 'ende' and means 'the hamlet a mile away'. The mile distance was in relation to [[Aldgate]] in the [[City of London]], reached by the London-to-Colchester road.<ref name="mills"/> In around 1691 Mile End became known as Mile End Old Town, because a new unconnected settlement to the west and adjacent to [[Spitalfields]] had become known as [[Mile End New Town]].<ref name="mills"/>
===Beginnings===
Whilst there are many references to settlement in the area, excavations have suggested that this was a rural area with very few buildings before 1300.
The road from the [[Aldgate]] (on [[London Wall|London's defensive wall]]) to [[Colchester]] is known as [[Mile End Road]] when it passes through the district. In the medieval period it was known as ''Aldgatestrete'' to reflect the starting point of the road, it later became known  as the ''Great Essex Road'' to reflect its destination.
The [[River Lea]], the historic western boundary of Essex, was once much wilder and formed a formidable obstacle. The road, which has existed since at least Roman times, once forded the river at [[Old Ford#Location of the ford|Old Ford]] in northern [[Bow, London|Bow]]. It moved to its present-day alignment after the foundation of [[Bow Bridge, London|Bow Bridge]] in 1110. The new bridge was around {{convert|900|metres|miles}} south-east of the ford, requiring a new alignment to be established.
The area running alongside Mile End Road was known as Mile End Green, a large open common which became known as a place of assembly for Londoners, as reflected in the name of Assembly Passage, a short road {{convert|470|meters|miles}} west of the [[Stepney Green tube station]].
===Peasants' Revolt===
{{main|Peasants' Revolt}}
In 1381 an uprising against the tax collectors of [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]] quickly spread; firstly in the surrounding villages and then throughout the South-East of England. However it was the rebels of [[Essex]] led by a priest named [[Jack Straw (rebel leader)|Jack Straw]], and the men of [[Kent]] led by [[Wat Tyler]], who marched on London. On 12 June the Essex rebels (comprising 100,000 men) camped at Mile End. On the following day the men of Kent arrived at [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]]. On 14 June, the teenaged King [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] rode to Mile End where he met the rebels and signed their charter. The king subsequently had the leaders and many rebels executed.<ref>R. B. Dobson, editor, (2002), ''The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (History in Depth)'' {{ISBN|0-333-25505-4}}; a collection of source materials
*Alastair Dunn (2002), ''The Great Rising of 1381: The Peasant's Revolt and England's Failed Revolution'', {{ISBN|0-7524-2323-1}}</ref>
===Expansion===
Speculative developments existed by the end of the 16th century and continued throughout the 18th century. It developed as an area of working and lower-class housing, often occupied by immigrants and migrants new to the city.
In 1811 '''Bancroft Road Cemetery''' at Globe Fields was opened for its first burial by the separatist "Maiden Lane synagogue in Covent Garden". By 1884 it was in disrepair. The cemetery was full by 1895. The synagogue became bankrupt in 1907 and incorporated back into the larger Western Marble Arch Synagogue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edithsstreets.blogspot.com/2014/07/great-eastern-railway-to-ilford-globe.html|title=Edith's Streets: Great Eastern Railway to Ilford Globe Town|date=20 July 2014}}</ref>
[[File:The New Globe and the Green Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1530098.jpg|thumb|The New Globe pub, pictured in 2009]]
[[File:Vine Tavern, Mile End, looking East, 1887 by Philip Norman.jpg|thumb|Vine Tavern, Mile End, looking East, 1887 by [[Philip Norman (artist)|Philip Norman]]]]
In 1820 the '''New Globe''' pub opened next to the new "Globe Bridge", with its licence possibly transferring from a nearby pub called the Cherry Tree which closed at around this time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/MileEnd/NewGlobe.shtml |title=New Globe, 359 Mile End Road, Mile End E3 |website=pubshistory.com |access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Almshouses of Skinners Company, Mile End, 1892 by Philip Norman.jpg|thumb|Almshouses of Skinners Company, Mile End, 1892 by [[Philip Norman (artist)|Philip Norman]]]]
[[Mile End Hospital]] was originally an infirmary for the local workhouse, established in 1859.<ref name=lost>{{cite web |url=https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/mileend.html |title= Mile End Hospital |publisher=Lost hospitals of London |access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> In 1883 the facility was rebuilt as the "Mile End Old Town Infirmary". A training school for nurses was added in 1892.<ref name=lost/> During the [[First World War]] it served as a military hospital.<ref name=lost/> In 1930 it was renamed "Mile End Hospital" and then joined the [[National Health Service]] when it commenced in 1948.<ref name=lost/> It was renamed "the Royal London Hospital (Mile End)" in 1990 but reverted back to "Mile End Hospital" in 1994. Also in June 1990 the Bancroft Unit for the Care of the Elderly opened at [[Mile End Hospital]] having moved from Bethnal Green.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/mile-end-our-history|title=Mile End Hospital - Our history|website=www.bartshealth.nhs.uk}}</ref> In 2012 it was taken under the management of [[Barts Health NHS Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Meriel Clunas |url=https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/mile-end-our-history |title=Mile End Hospital – Our history |publisher=Bartshealth.nhs.uk |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>
In 1882 novelist and social commentator [[Walter Besant|Sir Walter Besant]] proposed a ''Palace of Delight''<ref>In Walter Besant ''All Sorts and Conditions of Men'' (1882)</ref> with concert halls, reading rooms, picture galleries, an art school, various classes, social rooms and frequent fêtes and dances. This coincided with a project by the philanthropist businessman Edmund Hay Currie to use money from the winding up of the "Beaumont Trust",<ref>In 1841, [[John Barber Beaumont]] died and left property in Beaumont Square, Stepney to provide for the ''education and entertainment'' of people from the neighbourhood. The charity – and its property – was becoming moribund by the 1870s, and in 1878 it was wound up by the [[Charity Commission]]ers, providing its new chair, Sir Edmund Hay Currie, with £120,000 to invest in a similar project. He raised a further £50,000 and secured continued funding from the Draper's Company for ten years (The Whitechapel Society, below)</ref> (together with subscriptions) to build a "People's Palace" in the East End. Five acres of land were secured on the Mile End Road and the '''Queen's Hall''' was opened by [[Queen Victoria]] on 14 May 1887. The complex had a library, swimming pool, gymnasium and winter garden by 1892 which provided an eclectic mix of populist entertainment and education. A peak of 8,000 tickets were sold for classes in 1892. By 1900, a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree was introduced, awarded by the [[University of London]].<ref>G. P. Moss and M. V. Saville ''From Palace to College – An illustrated account of Queen Mary College (University of London)'' (1985) pages 39–48 {{ISBN|0-902238-06-X}}</ref> The building was destroyed by fire in 1931 but the [[Worshipful Company of Drapers|Draper's Company]] (major donors to the original scheme) invested to rebuild the technical college and create [[Queen Mary, University of London|Queen Mary College]] in December 1934.<ref>[http://www.whitechapelsociety.com/London/life_leisure/peoples_palace.htm ''The People's Palace'' The Whitechapel Society] accessed 5 July 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011014206/http://www.whitechapelsociety.com/London/life_leisure/peoples_palace.htm |date=11 October 2007 }}</ref> A new "People's Palace" was constructed in 1937 by the [[Metropolitan Borough of Stepney]] in St Helen's Terrace. This finally closed in 1954.<ref>[http://www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/alumninetwork/qmandw/qm_origins_history.pdf ''Origins and History'' Queen Mary, University of London Alumni Booklet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234222/http://www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/alumninetwork/qmandw/qm_origins_history.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }} accessed 5 July 2007</ref>
[[File:Entrance to Mile End Underground station - geograph.org.uk - 2289465.jpg|left|thumb|Entrance to Mile End Tube station, pictured in 2011]]
In 1902 [[Mile End tube station]] was opened by the [[Whitechapel and Bow Railway|Whitechapel & Bow Railway]] (W&BR). Electrified services started in 1905. The first services were provided by the [[District Railway]] (now the District line). Then the [[Metropolitan line]] followed in 1936 (this part was renamed in 1988 as the [[Hammersmith & City line]].) In 1946 (as part of the [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]] eastern extension) the station was expanded and rebuilt by [[Stanley Heaps]] (Chief Architect of London Underground) and his assistant Thomas Bilbow. Services started on 4 December 1946. Following nationalisation of the W&BR, full ownership of the station passed to [[London Underground]] in 1950.<ref name="LT transfer">{{cite web |url=http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/38824/pages/480/page.pdf |title=Transport Act, 1947 |publisher=The London Gazette |date=27 January 1950 |page=480 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730190415/http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/38824/pages/480/page.pdf |archive-date=30 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1903 [[The Guardian Angels Church, Bow|The Guardian Angels Church]] (designed by [[Frederick Arthur Walters]]) opened. It was paid for by [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk]] as a memorial to his youngest sister [[Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk#Issue|Lady Margaret Howard]], who had performed charitable work in the East End.<ref>[http://taking-stock.org.uk/Home/Dioceses/Archdiocese-of-Westminster/Mile-End-The-Guardian-Angels/(language)/eng-GB Mile End: The Guardian Angels], ''Taking Stock: Catholic Churches in England and Wales'', accessed 11 February 2017</ref>
In 1933 a ring known as '''Mile End Arena''' (covered with a canopy, crumbling walls and rickety corrugated iron) was opened behind Mile End station. It was only used in summer and closed in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://romanroadlondon.com/mile-end-tube-station-history/|title=History of Mile End tube station|date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
===Second World War===
[[File:Mile end grove road 2.jpg|thumb|right|Commemorative plaque on Grove Road railway bridge (January 2006)]]
As well as suffering heavily in earlier blitzes, Mile End was hit by the first [[V-1 flying bomb]] to strike London. On 13 June 1944, that "'''doodlebug'''" impacted next to the railway bridge on Grove Road, an event now commemorated by a [[blue plaque]]. Eight civilians were killed, 30 injured, and 200 made homeless by the blast.<ref>{{cite web |title=The First Flying Bomb to Hit London |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/24/a4389924.shtml |website=WW2 People's War |publisher=BBC Southern Counties Radio |access-date=2022-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108032324/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/24/a4389924.shtml |archive-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>
After the Second World War, a part of Mile End remained mostly derelict for many years, until it was cleared to extend [[Mile End Park]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Alison |title=Best and worst of art bites the dust |url=http://www.libraryofmu.org/display-resource.php?id=375 |access-date=2022-02-06 |work=The Times |publisher=The Library of Mu |date=1994-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224517/http://www.libraryofmu.org/display-resource.php?id=375 |archive-date=2014-06-06}}</ref>
===Contemporary===
The Stepney Green Conservation Area was designated in January 1973, covering the area previously known as Mile End Old Town. It is a large Conservation Area with an irregular shape that encloses buildings around Mile End Road, Assembly Passage, Louisa Street and Stepney Green itself. It is an area of exceptional architectural and historic interest, with a character and appearance worthy of protection and enhancement. It is situated just north of the medieval village of Stepney, which was clustered around St. Dunstan's Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=c559f8cb-acd0-4ef7-8d69-d201d1ae0d8a&version=-1 |title=Stepney Green |access-date=2013-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316085854/http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=c559f8cb-acd0-4ef7-8d69-d201d1ae0d8a&version=-1 |archive-date=16 March 2012 }}</ref>
[[File:Mile end green bridge.jpg|thumb|right|The Green Bridge adjacent to [[Mile End tube station]] in 2004]]
In 1990 [[Ragged School Museum]] opened in the premises of the former site of the Copperfield Road Ragged School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/ragged-school-museum-1|title=Ragged School Museum|website=Time Out London|date=10 July 2018 }}</ref>
On 17 June 1995, the [[Mile End Stadium]] hosted a gig by [[Britpop]] band [[Blur (band)|Blur]] where 27,000 fans saw them supported by [[the Boo Radleys]], [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], [[John Shuttleworth (character)|John Shuttleworth]], [[Dodgy (band)|Dodgy]] and the [[Cardiacs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vblurpage.com/gigography/1995/0617_mileend.htm |title= Blur live at Mile End Stadium, 1995|work=Veikko's Blur Page|access-date=28 June 2010}}</ref>
A groundbreaking project funded by the [[Millennium Commission]] called '''the Green Bridge''' opened in 2000 (a [[pedestrian separation structure|pedestrian and cyclist separation structure]] over the A11 (Mile End Road) connecting the two halves of Mile End Park to form a [[linear park]]). It included new retail frontages.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
The [[St Clement's Hospital]] site was closed in 2005, with services transferred to a new Adult Mental Health Facility at Mile End Hospital in October 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hospitals |url=http://www.derelictlondon.com/hospitals.html |publisher=Derelict London}}</ref>
[[The Palm Tree, Mile End|The Palm Tree]] pub building was [[listed building|Grade II listed]] in 2015 by [[Historic England]].<ref name=HistoricEngland>{{NHLE|desc=The Palm Tree public house, Mile End|num=1427142|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>
The [[Night Tube]] service began at Mile End tube station (on the Central line) on 19 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/august/over-50-000-journeys-completed-on-london-s-first-night-tube-services |title=Over 50,000 journeys completed on London's first Night Tube services |publisher=[[Transport for London]] |date=20 August 2016 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref> Since 2016, northern Mile End has fallen under the remit of the Bow Roman Road Neighbourhood Forum. This includes the shops under The Green Bridge on the northern side of Mile End Road (A11), the Mile End Climbing Wall, and Palm Tree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://romanroadbowneighbourhoodplan.org/boundary|title=Boundary}}</ref>
A 165 year old historically important pub which had been one of the few buildings locally to survive the blitz, "The Carlton" closed in May 2018. This was an important part of local community history. It was sold to Trustee Properties Ltd who obtained permission from Tower Hamlets Council in 2017 to develop five flats but not to demolish the ground floor of the pub. But they demolished the whole building without approval.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/anger-as-165yearold-east-end-pub-that-survived-the-blitz-is-flattened-by-developer-a3948181.html?amp|title=Anger as 165-year-old East End pub that survived the Blitz is flattened by developer|date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
==Governance==
{{See also|2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election}}
[[File:Stepney Civil Parish Map 1870.png|thumb|right|250px|A map showing the civil parish boundaries in 1870.]]
[[File:Stepney Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg|thumb|A map showing the Mile End Old Town wards of Stepney Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.]]
Mile End formed a hamlet within the large ancient parish of [[Stepney (parish)|Stepney]], in the [[Tower division]] of the [[Ossulstone]] hundred of [[Middlesex]]. Although formally part of the [[Historic counties of England|historic (or ancient) county]] of [[Middlesex]], military and most (or all) civil county functions were managed more locally, by the [[Tower division|Tower Division (also known as the Tower Hamlets)]] under the leadership of the [[Constable of the Tower of London|Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets]].
The role of the ''Tower Division'' ended when Mile End became part of the new [[County of London]] in 1889. The County of London was replaced by Greater London in 1965.
For more local government, Mile End was grouped into the Stepney [[poor law union]] in 1836, becoming a single civil parish for poor law purposes in 1857.
It formed part of the [[Metropolitan Police District]] from 1830.
Upon the creation of the [[Metropolitan Board of Works]] in 1855 the vestry of Mile End Old Town became an electing authority. The vestry hall was located on Bancroft Road.
The parish became part of the [[County of London]] in 1889 and in 1900 it became part of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Stepney]].
In 1965 Stepney was incorporated into the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]].
There was a [[Mile End (UK Parliament constituency)|Mile End Parliament constituency]] from 1885 to 1950, which was notable for being one of two constituencies in the UK to elect a [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist Party]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] [[Phil Piratin]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] between 1945 and 1950. The area now is covered by the [[Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)|Bethnal Green and Bow]] and [[Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)|Poplar and Limehouse]] constituencies.
==Geography==
Mile End, which is in London's [[East End of London|East End]] has an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge" (known affectionately as the banana bridge, due to its yellow underside). This structure (designed by [[CZWG]] Architects and opened in 2000) carries Mile End Park over the busy Mile End Road. The top of the bridge includes garden and water features and some shops and restaurant space built in below.
[[Ackroyd Drive Greenlink]], [[Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park]] and Mile End Park form a large green corridor.<ref name=LNR>{{cite web |url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=ackroyd&ID=1299 |title=Ackroyd Drive Greenlink |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |date=13 July 2013 |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222044528/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=ackroyd&ID=1299 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009748%27 |title=Map of Ackroyd Drive Greenlink |series=Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England |access-date=18 February 2014}}</ref> The Greenlink is a linear site bisected by roads into five rectangular plots. From the south these are Cowslip Meadow, allotments, Blackberry Meadow, Peartree Meadow and Primrose Meadow.<ref>Noticeboard on the site</ref>
==Sport and leisure==
Mile End has a [[Non-League football]] club, [[Sporting Bengal United F.C.]], which plays at [[Mile End Stadium]]. The Mile End Skate Park provides a protected recreational space for skate sports.
There are many green spaces in Mile End, including the [[Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park]], one of the "[[Magnificent Seven cemeteries|Magnificent Seven]]" cemeteries.
==Media==
{{More citations needed section|date=October 2015}}
The neighbourhood was depicted unfavourably in the pop band [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]]'s 1995 song "Mile End", which was featured on the ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' soundtrack.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=2018-01-22|title=From Barking to Bow: the songs that champion London's less glamorous corners|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/22/barking-songs-london-ramz-morrissey-ian-dury|access-date=2021-02-21|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The song describes a group of squatters taking up residence in an abandoned 15th-floor apartment in a run-down apartment tower.
In 2009, the music video for "[[Confusion Girl]]" by electropop musician [[Frankmusik]] was filmed in Mile End Park and Clinton Road, Mile End.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/frankmusik/videos/frankmusik-confusion-girl/ |title=Frankmusik – Confusion Girl |work=capitalfm.com}}</ref>
In 2011, the music video for "[[Heart Skips a Beat]]" by [[Olly Murs]] and [[Rizzle Kicks]] was filmed in Mile End's skate park.
==Transport==
{{Geographic Location
|title     = '''Neighbouring areas of London.'''
|Northwest = [[Bethnal Green]]
|North     = [[Bow, London|Bow]]<br />([[Victoria Park, London|Victoria Park]])
|Northeast = [[Bow, London|Bow]]
|West      = [[Stepney]]
|Centre    = Mile End
|East      = [[Bow, London|Bow]]
|Southwest = [[Stepney]]
|South     = [[Limehouse, London|Limehouse]]
|Southeast = [[Limehouse]]
}}
=== Rail ===
[[Mile End tube station]] is on the [[London Underground]] [[Central line (London Underground)|Central]], [[District line|District]] and [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] lines, all of which connect Mile End directly to the [[East End of London|East End]], [[City of London]] and [[Central London]]. The Central line also links the area directly to [[Stratford station|Stratford]] and [[Essex]] in the east and London's [[West End of London|West End]]. The station is in [[London fare zone 2]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf |title=London's Rail & Tube services |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511111245/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf |archive-date=May 11, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/standard-night-tube-map.pdf |title=Night Tube and London Overground map |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511111801/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/standard-night-tube-map.pdf |archive-date=May 11, 2019 }}</ref>
=== Buses ===
There are bus stops on Mile End Road, Burdett Road and Grove Road.
[[London Buses|London Bus]] routes [[London Buses route 25|25]], 205, [[London Buses route 277|277]], 309, 323, 339, 425, D6, D7 and night buses [[Night buses in London|N25, N205 and N277]] stop in the area.
Buses link Mile End directly to destinations across London, including [[Canary Wharf]], the [[City of London]], [[Kings Cross, London|King's Cross]], [[Paddington]] and [[Stratford, London|Stratford]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/mile-end-a4.pdf |title=Buses from Mile End |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525005949/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/mile-end-a4.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/mile-end-stadium-and-burdett-road-a4.pdf |title=Buses from Mile End Stadium and Burdett Road|website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525010035/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/mile-end-stadium-and-burdett-road-a4.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2019 }}</ref>
=== Road ===
The [[A11 road (England)|A11]] (Mile End Road) passes east–west through Mile End, linking the locale to [[Aldgate]] in the west and [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] in the east. At Stratford, the road meets the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] where eastbound traffic can continue towards [[Ilford]], the [[M11 motorway|M11]] (for [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted Airport]]) and destinations in [[Essex]].
The [[A1205 road|A1205]] ([[Grove Road]]/[[Burdett Road]]) carries traffic northbound towards [[Victoria Park, London|Victoria Park]] and [[Hackney Central|Hackney]]. The road terminates to the south at the [[A13 road (England)|A13]] near [[Limehouse]] and Canary Wharf.
==== Air pollution ====
The [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] monitors roadside air quality in Mile End. In 2017, average [[Nitrogen dioxide|Nitrogen Dioxide]] (NO<sub>2</sub>) levels in the locale failed to meet the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|UK National Air Quality Objective]] of 40μg/m3 ([[microgram]]s per [[cubic metre]]).<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Environmental-protection/Annual_Status_Report.pdf |title=London Borough of Tower Hamlets Air Quality Annual Status Report for 2017 |website=[[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525010357/https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Environmental-protection/Annual_Status_Report.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2019 }}</ref>
An automatic monitoring site in Mile End recorded a 2017 annual average of 48μg/m3. Alternative monitoring sites on Mile End Road also failed to meet air quality objectives. A site at the junction with Globe Road in nearby [[Stepney]] recorded 52μg/m3 as a 2017 average, whilst a site at the junction with Harford Street recorded 41μg/m3.<ref name=":0" />
Exposure to higher concentrations of NO<sub>2</sub> has been linked to lung disease and respiratory problems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/123083/AQG2ndEd_7_1nitrogendioxide.pdf |title=Nitrogen Dioxide |website=[[World Health Organization]] (WHO) |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404061657/http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/123083/AQG2ndEd_7_1nitrogendioxide.pdf |archive-date=April 4, 2018 }}</ref>
=== Cycling ===
Mile End is on London-wide, national and international cycle networks. Public [[cycling infrastructure]] in the locale is provided by both [[Transport for London]] (TfL) and the [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets]]. Routes include:
* '''[[National Cycle Route 1]] (NCR 1)''' – a long-distance leisure cycle route between [[Dover]], [[Kent]] and the [[Shetland|Shetland Islands]], Scotland and forms part of the [[National Cycle Network]]. The route passes through Mile End Park on traffic-free [[shared use path]]s. In [[North London]], the route runs from Canary Wharf to [[Enfield Lock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-1|title=Route 1 |website=[[Sustrans]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414233739/https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/route-1 |archive-date=April 14, 2019 }}</ref>
* '''[[List of cycle routes in London|Cycle Superhighway 2]] (CS2)''' – a commuter cycling route from [[Aldgate]] in the [[City of London|City]] to [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] in the east. The route runs signposted, unbroken and traffic-free on [[Cycle-track|cycle track]] for the majority of the route. The route follows the A11 (Mile End Road) through Mile End, and the track is coloured blue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bcs2-map.pdf |title=CS2 Stratford to Aldgate |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429093403/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bcs2-map.pdf |archive-date=April 29, 2019 }}</ref> It was upgraded between [[Bow, London|Bow]] and Aldgate and was completed in April 2016, with separated cycle tracks replacing cycle lanes along the majority of the route.<ref name=CS2upgrade>{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/cycle-superhighway-2-upgrade |title=Cycle Superhighway 2 upgrade |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=2 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909024816/https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/cycle-superhighway-2-upgrade |archive-date=9 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''[[List of cycle routes in London|Cycleway]] between Hackney and the [[Isle of Dogs]]''' – a proposed commuter cycle route made in 2019. According to current proposals, the southern portion of the route will run unbroken, signposted and traffic-free on cycle track between Mile End and Canary Wharf.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/hackney-to-isle-of-dogs/ |title=Cycling and walking improvements between Hackney and the Isle of Dogs |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515033336/https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/hackney-to-isle-of-dogs/ |archive-date=May 15, 2019 }}</ref>
* '''[[EV2 The Capitals Route|EuroVelo 2]] ("The Capitals Route")''' – EuroVelo 2 is an international leisure cycle route between [[Moscow]], Russia and [[Galway]], Ireland. Through Mile End, it follows the route of NCR 1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurovelo.com/en/eurovelos/eurovelo-2 |title=EuroVelo 2 |website=[[EuroVelo]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurovelo.com/en/eurovelos/eurovelo-2/countries/united-kingdom |title=EuroVelo 2: United Kingdom |website=EuroVelo }}</ref>
* '''[[Regent's Canal]] [[towpath]]''' – a shared use path from Limehouse to [[Angel, London|Angel]]. The route is unbroken and traffic-free for its entire length, and can be accessed at Mile End through Mile End Park. The route links Mile End directly to Hackney and [[Dalston]] ''en route''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/cycling |title=Cycling |website=[[Canal & River Trust]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407001538/https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/cycling |archive-date=April 7, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network/regents-canal |title=Regent's Canal |website=Canal & River Trust |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406235556/https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network/regents-canal |archive-date=April 6, 2019 }}</ref>
==Notable people==
* [[Mabel Lucie Attwell]] (1879–1964), the British illustrator for children's books (married to painter and illustrator Harold Cecil Earnshaw), was born in Mile End.<ref>{{citation |author=Dalby, Richard |year=1991 |title=The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration |publisher=Gallery Books |isbn=0-8317-3910-X |pages=132–3}}</ref>
* [[Rokhsana Fiaz]], the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Mayor of Newham]] since 2018, was born in Mile End hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/may/03/local-elections-council-england-2018-tories-labour-corbyn-may |title=Almost 4,000 people may have been denied vote by election ID pilots |work=The Guardian |date=2018-05-03 |access-date=2018-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rokhsana.org/about/ |title=About |publisher=Rokhsana Fiaz |access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>
* [[Craig Fairbrass]], actor in [[EastEnders]] and London Heist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fairbass|first=Craig|title=Biography|url=https://craigfairbrass.co.uk/|website=Craig Fairbass}}</ref>
*[[Muzzy Izzet]], professional footballer who was a part of the [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] side that reach the semi-finals of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/20967004.former-premier-league-star-mission/ | title=Former Premier League star is on a Mission | date=4 December 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Charles Pope]], (1883–1917) Recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] in June of 1917 was born in Mile End.<ref>{{cite web|author=Time: &lt; 5 mins |url=https://cove.army.gov.au/article/highest-honour-38-charles-pope-reg-rattey |title=The Highest Honour #38 &#124; Charles Pope &#124; Reg Rattey &#124; The Cove |publisher=Cove.army.gov.au |date=2021-08-18 |accessdate=2022-04-11}}</ref>
* Pop singer [[Samantha Fox]] was born here.
* [[Jason Tindall]], the former professional footballer and current assistant manager at [[Newcastle United F.C |Newcastle United]], is from Mile End.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9986304.Cherries__We_re_stronger_than_ever_says_Tindall/ |title=Cherries: We're stronger than ever says Tindall |date=16 October 2012 |work=Bournemouth Echo}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Mile End Hospital]]
*[[Stepney Historical Trust]]
*[[List of schools in Tower Hamlets]]
==References==
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==Bibliography==
* [[William J. Fishman]], ''East End 1888: Life in a London Borough Among the Laboring Poor'' (1989)
* William J. Fishman, ''Streets of East London'' (1992) (with photographs by [[Nicholas Breach]])
* William J. Fishman, ''[[East End Jewish Radicals 1875–1914]]'' (2004)
*Nigel Glendinning, Joan Griffiths, Jim Hardiman, Christopher Lloyd and Victoria Poland ''Changing Places: a short history of the Mile End Old Town RA area (Mile End Old Town'' Residents’ Association, 2001)
*Derek Morris ''Mile End Old Town 1740–1780: A social history of an early modern London Suburb'' (East London History Society, 2007) {{ISBN|978-0-9506258-6-7}}
* Alan Palmer ''The East End'' (John Murray, London 1989)
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|pages=231–256
|year=1995
|publisher=London Topographical Society}}
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