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Mile End is in a part of London known as the ] and home to the main campus of ]. Mile End is in a part of London known as the ] and home to the main campus of ].


It also boasts an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge". This new structure (completed in about ]) allows ] to cross over the road and makes an interesting contrast with the more usual approach of building bridges for cars. It contains garden and water features and some shops and restaurant space built in below. ]
It also boasts an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge". This new structure (completed in about ]) allows ] to cross over the road and makes an interesting contrast with the more usual approach of building bridges for cars. It contains garden and water features and some shops and restaurant space built in below.



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==Second World War==
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Besides suffering heavily in earlier blitzes, Mile End was hit by the first ] to strike London. On 13 June 1944, this 'doodlebug' impacted next to the railway bridge on Grove Road, an event now commemorated by a plaque.



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Revision as of 20:24, 9 January 2006

Template:Infobox London place Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. Mile End is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east north-east of Charing Cross.

It takes its name from a milestone signifying the point one mile east of the boundary of the City of London. Although historically the stone's position was near Stepney Green tube station, in the modern era Mile End is used to describe the area about half a mile east of this point, around Mile End tube station.

Mile End is in a part of London known as the East End and home to the main campus of Queen Mary, University of London.

The Green Bridge carries Mile End Park over the Mile End Road (January 2006)

It also boasts an unusual landmark, the "Green Bridge". This new structure (completed in about 2000) allows Mile End Park to cross over the road and makes an interesting contrast with the more usual approach of building bridges for cars. It contains garden and water features and some shops and restaurant space built in below.




Second World War

V-1 plaque on Grove Road railway bridge (January 2006)

Besides suffering heavily in earlier blitzes, Mile End was hit by the first V-1 to strike London. On 13 June 1944, this 'doodlebug' impacted next to the railway bridge on Grove Road, an event now commemorated by a plaque.


Nearest places

Transport

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Mile End is also a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada as well as in Adelaide, Australia.
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