Canning Town

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Canning Town
Location
OS grid reference:	TQ405815
Latitude:	51.514884°
Longitude:	0.025793°
Administration
London borough:	Newham
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Essex (1965)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:	E16
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Poplar and Canning Town
London Assembly:	City and East
European Parliament:	London
London | List of places in London

Canning Town is an area of East London, England. 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. The area is at the western end of the Thames Gateway zone and is currently undergoing a £1.7 billion regeneration project, which includes:

• 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

Canning Town is in the top 5 per cent most deprived areas in the UK with local people suffering from poor health, low education and poverty.

Nearest places:

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

Nearest tube station:

• Canning Town

[edit] External links

• History of Canning Town
• Canning Town regeneration

London Borough of Newham
Districts: Beckton | Canning Town | East Ham | Forest Gate | Manor Park | Plaistow | Stratford | Upton Park | West Ham Attractions: ExCeL Exhibition Centre | London City Airport | Royal Docks | Thames Barrier | West Ham Park Constituencies: East Ham | West Ham | Poplar and Canning Town