Mile End Lock
{{Short description|Lock in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox waterlock
| lock_name = Mile End Lock No. 9
| image = Mile_End_Lock.jpg
| caption = Mile End Lock, 2008
| waterway = Regent's Canal
| county = Tower Hamlets
Greater London
| maint = Canal & River Trust
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| fall = {{convert|8|ft|m|1}}
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| enda = Limehouse Basin
| distenda = {{convert|1|mi|km|1}}
| endb = Paddington Basin
| distendb = {{convert|7.9|mi|km|1}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.525125|-0.038030|format=dms|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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Mile End Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal,{{Cite web|title=Along The Regent's Canal {{!}} Spitalfields Life|url=https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/29/along-the-regents-canal/|access-date=2021-09-08|language=en}} 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.{{Cite book|last=Guides|first=Rough|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3i0BgAAQBAJ&q=%22mile+end+lock%22&pg=PA53|title=The Rough Guide to Walks in London & South East England|date=2009-01-01|publisher=Rough Guides UK|isbn=978-1-84836-103-4|pages=53|language=en}} There is a 19th-century lock keeper's cottage.{{Cite book|last=Fisher|first=Stuart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nFh5DQAAQBAJ&q=%22mile+end+lock%22&pg=PA96|title=The Canals of Britain: The Comprehensive Guide|date=2017-01-12|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4729-4002-5|pages=96|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Cameron-Cooper|first=Gilly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_6ZDwAAQBAJ&q=%22mile+end+lock%22&pg=PT45|title=Walking London's Waterways, Updated Edition: Great Routes for Walking, Running, Cycling Along Docks, Rivers and Canals|date=2016-12-01|publisher=Fox Chapel Publishing|isbn=978-1-60765-270-0|language=en}}
The nearest London Underground station is Mile End.
See also
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References
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{{River lock start|River=Regent's Canal}}
{{River lock line|upstream=Old Ford Lock
No. 8
| downstream = Johnson's Lock
No. 10|location=TQ363819}}
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Category:Locks on the Regent's Canal
Category:Geography of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Category:Queen Mary University of London
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