Mile End Lock is a
lock on the
Regent's Canal,
in
Mile End, in the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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. 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. There is a 19th-century lock keeper's cottage.
The nearest
London Underground
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station is
Mile End.
See also
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Canals of the United Kingdom
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History of the British canal system
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References
Locks on the Regent's Canal
Geography of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Mile End
Queen Mary University of London
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