Mile End
District of City of London
England - United Kingdom

Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London created in 1900. In 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Located at 51.519, -0.0427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, History of Tower Hamlets, 1900 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1965 disestablishments, Districts abolished by the London Government Act 1963

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary, University of London (informally Queen Mary, QMUL or QM) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. With roots dating back to 1785, Queen Mary was formed by the merger of four historic colleges, and since joining the University of London in 1915 has grown to become one of its largest colleges.

Located at 51.5231, -0.0402778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Russell Group, Queen Mary, University of London, Educational institutions established in 1885, Association of Commonwealth Universities, 1885 establishments in England

Tower Hamlets Cemetery

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a closed, historic cemetery located in the East End of London. The cemetery opened in 1841 and closed for burials in 1966. It is now a nature reserve, and other land has been added to the park, including "Scrapyard Meadow". It was originally named The City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery but was called Bow Cemetery by locals. Tower Hamlets Cemetery was formally consecrated by the Bishop of London previous to its being opened for the reception of bodies.

Located at 51.5232, -0.0267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Cemeteries in London, Parks and open spaces in Tower Hamlets, 1841 establishments in England, Anglican cemeteries

Mile End Park

Mile End Park is a park located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a linear park of some 90 acres, and was created on industrial land devastated by World War II bombing. It lies on land to the east of the Regent's Canal and in the north, is separated from the southern edge of Victoria Park by the Hertford Union Canal. A plan existed from the end of the war to create the park, but extensive development did not begin until the end of the millennium.

Located at 51.5261, -0.0375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Parks and open spaces in Tower Hamlets

St Clement's Hospital

St Clements Hospital was a Victorian mental health hospital in Mile End, in the East End of London. It closed in 2005.

Located at 51.5258, -0.0294444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Defunct hospitals in London, Health in Tower Hamlets, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Former psychiatric hospitals in England

Bow Road railway station

Bow Road railway station was in Bow, London on the opposite side of Bow Road from Bow Road tube station. It was opened on the south side of Bow Road in 1876 by the Great Eastern Railway, between Stratford station and the now closed Burdett Road station. It was resited in 1892 to the north side of Bow Road, It closed on 7 November 1949. The station building and platforms remain on the east side of the railway viaduct in Bow Road.

Located at 51.5283, -0.02211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets, Railway stations opened in 1876, Railway stations closed in 1949, Former Great Eastern Railway stations

Mile End Stadium

Mile End Stadium, also known as the East London Stadium, is a multi-sports stadium situated in Mile End Park, east London, England. The stadium comprises an athletics stadium and a number of floodlit Astroturf football pitches and basketball courts. Many of the facilities are being refurbished at the moment. The new sports complex with a 25m swimming pool has been refurbished.

Located at 51.519, -0.0334222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sport in Tower Hamlets, Athletics venues in London, Football venues in London

2-2-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and no trailing wheels. This configuration, which became very popular during the 1830s, was commonly called the Planet type after the first locomotive, Robert Stephenson's Planet of 1830.

Located at 51.5312, -0.0219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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2-2-0 locomotives, Locomotives by wheel arrangement, 1830 in rail transport

Bow Quarter

The Bow Quarter is a gated community in Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The building was originally the Bryant and May match factory, and was the site of the Match Girls' strike in the 1880s. The factory was redeveloped in the 1980s, in one of east London's first urban renewal projects.

Located at 51.5312, -0.0219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Housing in London, Gated communities in the United Kingdom, 2012 Summer Olympics

Tower division

The Tower Division was a liberty, a historical form of local government, in the ancient county of Middlesex, England. It was also known as the Tower Hamlets, and took its name from being under the special jurisdiction of the Constable of the Tower of London. The name "Tower Hamlets" was subsequently used for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets created in 1965. The Tower Division was one of four divisions of the Hundred of Ossulstone.

Located at 51.52, -0.04 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hundreds and divisions of Middlesex, History of Tower Hamlets, History of local government in London (early)

Bow railway station

Bow railway station was a railway station in Bow, London on the North London Railway, between Old Ford and South Bromley. It was situated on the north side of Bow Road, very close to Bow Road railway station, which is now also closed. The original station opened in 1850 but was replaced by a much grander station in 1870, which incorporated a concert hall, 100 feet long and 40 feet wide.

Located at 51.5283, -0.02211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets, Former North London Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1850, Railway stations closed in 1944

Old Ford railway station

Old Ford railway station was a former railway station in Old Ford, north of Bow, London. It was on the North London Railway between Victoria Park and Bow stations; the station was located on Old Ford Road, east of the junction with Lefevre Road (now Lefevre Walk). It opened in 1867 but was closed in 1944 after damage from the Blitz cut off the railway east of Dalston Junction.

Located at 51.5359, -0.0258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets, Former North London Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1867, Railway stations closed in 1944

William Bridges Adams

William Bridges Adams (1797 – 23 July 1872) was an author, inventor and locomotive engineer. He is best known for his patented Adams Axle — a successful radial axle design in use on railways in Britain until the end of steam traction in 1968 — and the railway fishplate. His writings, including English Pleasure Carriages (1837) and Roads and Rails (1862) covered all forms of land transport.

Located at 51.5312, -0.0219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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People from Madeley, Staffordshire, British railway mechanical engineers, British railway pioneers, 1797 births, 1872 deaths

Burdett Road railway station

Burdett Road railway station was a railway station on Burdett Road, Mile End, London. It was located on the London and Blackwall Extension Railway which linked the London and Blackwall Railway (L&BR) from Fenchurch Street at Stepney with the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) and London, Tilbury and Southend Railway at Bow. It was jointly owned by the L&BR and ECR, and opened on 11 September 1871.

Located at 51.5182, -0.03126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1871, Railway stations closed in 1941, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets

Devons Road

Devons Road is a road in the East End of London. Part of the B140 road, it gives its name to the Devons Road DLR station.

Located at 51.52, -0.0202778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Streets in Tower Hamlets

Lakeview Estate

Lakeview Estate is a housing estate in Bow, east London designed by Berthold Lubetkin. It was built on a site damaged by bombing in World War II, on Grove Road between Old Ford Road and the Hertford Union Canal. The estate opened in 1958. It overlooks the lake in Victoria Park.

Located at 51.5331, -0.0408333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Housing estates in London, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Berthold Lubetkin buildings, Modernist architecture in the United Kingdom

Ragged School Museum

The Ragged School Museum is a museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The museum was opened in 1990, in the premises of the former Dr Barnardo's Copperfield Road Ragged School. The school opened in 1877 to serve the children of Mile End with a basic education. It closed in 1908, when the London School Boards were sufficiently established to take over the work. The museum is housed in three canal side warehouses at 46-50 Copperfield Road.

Located at 51.5188, -0.0357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums established in 1990, Childhood, Education in Tower Hamlets, School museums, Museums in Tower Hamlets, History museums in London, Local museums in London, 1990 establishments in England

Bow Road

Bow Road is a thoroughfare in Bow, Tower Hamlets, London, England. The road forms part of the A11, running from Aldgate to Norwich in Norfolk. To the west the road becomes Mile End Road, and to the east at the Bow Interchange roundabout, there is a junction with the A12. The College of Technology London is located on the road, as is Bow Church, and the Lea Valley Walk passes it near to Three Mills.

Located at 51.5278, -0.0219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Streets in Tower Hamlets

Coborn Road railway station

Coborn Road railway station was a station built by the Great Eastern Railway on the main line out of London from Liverpool Street. It was opened in 1865 to serve the surrounding Bow area. It was resited slightly to the west in 1882, and it was closed in 1946. Much of its former catchment area has been taken over by Bow Road on the District Line, Mile End on the District line and Central Line and the DLR's Bow Church.

Located at 51.529, -0.0321 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Tower Hamlets, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1865, Railway stations closed in 1946

Mile End Hospital

Mile End Hospital is a hospital in east London, adjacent to the Mile End campus of Queen Mary, University of London. Services are provided by NHS Tower Hamlets. For more information, see

Located at 51.5244, -0.0428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in London, Health in Tower Hamlets, Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets

Matt's Gallery

Matt's Gallery is a contemporary art space situated on Copperfield Road in Bow, east London. Director, Robin Klassnik, opened the gallery in his studio in 1979 on Martello Street, before moving premises to Bow in 1993. The gallery is named after Klassnik’s dog, Matt E. Mulsion.

Located at 51.5194, -0.035874 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in London, British art dealers, Contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom, Culture in London, Art galleries established in 1979, 1979 establishments in England

Thames Magistrates' Court

The Thames Magistrates' Court is a Magistrates' court in Bow, London, England. It is located near the Bow Road tube station The Thames Magistrate Court is part of Her Majesty's Court System.

Located at 51.5272, -0.0236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Juvenile law, Magistrates' courts in England and Wales, Courts in London

Stepney Green Maths, Computing & Science College

Stepney Green is an 11 to 16 boys comprehensive school of 800 students. It is situated in the heart of the historic East End of London and adjacent to the developments in Docklands, it serves the local community, which is mainly Bangladeshi in origin. It has a well-equipped library, including 30 computers and a good range of fiction and reference books/material (currently, the library is undergoing repairs, so there is a temporary library near the hall) .

Located at 51.5183, -0.042753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Boys' schools in London, Comprehensive schools in Tower Hamlets, Mathematics and Computing Colleges in London, Science Colleges in London

Locksley Estate

Locksley Estate is a council housing estate in Limehouse, London, built by the London County Council (LCC) and now owned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH).

Located at 51.5156, -0.0313 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets, Housing estates in London

Bow Common

Bow Common is a small area near Bow in the borough of Tower Hamlets, London.

Located at 51.518, -0.023 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Districts of Tower Hamlets, Areas of London