Canning Town
OS grid reference	TQ405815
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E16
Dial code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Poplar and Canning Town
London Assembly	City and East
European Parliament	London
List of places: UK • England • London

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Canning Town is an area of East London, England and is one of the best places in the eastern part of London. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. It is the location of Rathbone Market. Despite being a neighbour to many Dockland developments, Canning Town remains in the top 5 per cent most deprived areas in the UK with local people suffering from poor health, low education and poverty. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ... The Thames is a river flowing through southern England, and one of the major waterways in England. ... The Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock. ...

Redevelopment

The area is at the western end of the Thames Gateway zone and is currently undergoing a £1.7 billion regeneration project, which includes: The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching 40 miles eastwards from East London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. ...

• demolishing 1,650 homes and building 8,000 new homes
• creating 500,000 square metres of floor-space in a revitalised town centre
• providing community facilities, including a library, a health centre
• undertaking improvements to primary schools

Politics and local government

Most of the district falls within the Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Canning Town, confusingly a small part of north-eastern Canning Town falls within the boundary of the West Ham constituency. Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... West Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. ...

In May 2006, voters in the Ward of Canning Town South returned three members of the Christian Peoples Alliance as their elected Councillors. This is highly unusual in what is regarded as the rock-solid Labour borough of Newham. Logo of the Christian Peoples Alliance The Christian Peoples Alliance is a minor political party operating in the United Kingdom. ...

Education

For details of education in Canning Town see the London Borough of Newham article

Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ...

Transport and locale

Nearest places

• Plaistow
• Poplar
• Silvertown
• West Ham
• East Ham

Plaistow is a place in the London Borough of Newham in East London. ... Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Silvertown is an industrialised suburb in the London Borough of Newham dominated by the Tate & Lyle sugar factory and transformed since 1970 by the construction of the Thames Barrier, an adjacent park, new housing areas and the London City Airport. ... West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located 6. ... East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ...

Nearest tube station

• Canning Town

Canning Town station is a major inter-modal transport interchange in East London. ...

External links

• History of Canning Town
• Canning Town regeneration
• Canning Town Docks & Pubs History