Etymology

Mile End

Today it means: An inner suburb of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3682). Full definition →

Middle English mile
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  1. Middle English · derived frommile
  2. English todayMile End

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).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.