Canning Town

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
Dialling 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

Coordinates: 51°30′53″N 0°01′33″E / 51.5148, 0.0257

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. 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.

Contents 1 Redevelopment 2 Politics and local government 3 Rock and sport 4 Education 5 Transport and locale 5.1 Nearest places 5.2 Nearest tube station 6 External links

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:

• 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. 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.

Rock and sport

In 2007, "The Bridge House, Canning Town: Memoires of a Legendary Rock and Roll Hangout" by Terence Murphy, was published. The venue, at 23 Barking Road, was host to The Police, Jeff Beck, Billy Bragg, Alexis Korner, Sham 69, Lindisfarne and many others. Also on Barking Road, the former pub "The Royal Oak" (now an estate agent) had a boxing ring on the first floor. Frank Bruno trained there.

Education

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

Transport and locale

Nearest places

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

Nearest tube station

• Canning Town

External links

• History of Canning Town
• Canning Town regeneration
• Canning Town Docks & Pubs History
• The Bridge House
• Frank Bruno at Royal Oak

•  • e London Borough of Newham
Districts	Beckton · Canning Town · East Ham · Forest Gate · Manor Park · North Woolwich · Plaistow · Silvertown · Stratford · Upton Park · West Ham
Attractions	ExCeL Exhibition Centre · London City Airport · Royal Docks · Thames Barrier · West Ham Park
Markets	Queens Road · East Ham · Stratford Shopping
Constituencies	East Ham · West Ham · Poplar and Canning Town
Parks and open spaces in Newham