Mile End

Mile End
Mile End
	The Green Bridge carries Mile End Park over the A11 Mile End Road
	Mile End Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ365825
• Charing Cross	4.2 mi (6.8 km) WSW
London borough	Tower Hamlets;
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E1, E3 and E14
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Bethnal Green and Bow; Poplar and Limehouse;
London Assembly	City and East;

Mile End is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London, England, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross. 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.

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