Mile End

English

Etymology

In London, first recorded as La Mile ende in 1288, from Middle English mile ende, representing the distance from Aldgate (actually closer to two miles by today's measurement).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mʌɪl ɛnd/

Proper noun

Mile End

  1. An inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3682).
  2. A western suburb of Newton Abbot, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8472).
  3. A suburban village in Myland parish, Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9927). [1]

References
  1. OS: Colchester
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