Central London by the statue of King Charles I at the junction of the Strand, Whitehall and Cockspur Street, just south of Trafalgar Square. The London Plan defines the "Central Activities Zone" policy area, which comprises the City of London, most of Westminster and the inner parts of Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lambeth, Kensington & Chelsea and Wandsworth. It is described as "a unique cluster of vitally important activities including central government offices, headquarters and embassies, the largest concentration of London's financial and business services sector and the offices of trade, professional bodies, institutions, associations, communications, publishing, advertising and the
Mile End New Town southern boundary; the northern and eastern boundary approximating the East London Line cutting; and the western boundary falling short of Spital Street. Mile End Old Town (today known as Mile End) was located some distance to the east, separated from Mile End New Town by Whitechapel and Stepney. It was grouped into the Whitechapel District in 1855 and became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney in 1900. The parish was abolished in 1921. The parish occupied an area of and the population was as follows: Mile End New Town Mile End New Town is a former district in what