Mile End Lock

Coordinates: 51°31′30″N 0°02′17″W / 51.525125°N 0.038030°W / 51.525125; -0.038030
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Mile End Lock No. 9
Mile End Lock, 2008
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51°31′30″N 0°02′17″W / 51.525125°N 0.038030°W / 51.525125; -0.038030
WaterwayRegent's Canal
CountyTower Hamlets
Greater London
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
Fall8 feet (2.4 m)
Distance to
Limehouse Basin
1 mile (1.6 km)
Distance to
Paddington Basin
7.9 miles (12.7 km)

Mile End Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal,[1] in Mile End, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lock spans the Regent's Canal between Queen Mary University of London and Mile End Park, and the canal path goes under Mile End Bridge.[2] There is a 19th-century lock keeper's cottage.[1][3][4]

The nearest London Underground station is Mile End.

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  1. ^ a b "Along The Regent's Canal | Spitalfields Life". Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ Guides, Rough (1 January 2009). The Rough Guide to Walks in London & South East England. Rough Guides UK. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84836-103-4.
  3. ^ Fisher, Stuart (12 January 2017). The Canals of Britain: The Comprehensive Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4729-4002-5.
  4. ^ Cameron-Cooper, Gilly (1 December 2016). Walking London's Waterways, Updated Edition: Great Routes for Walking, Running, Cycling Along Docks, Rivers and Canals. Fox Chapel Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60765-270-0.
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