Canning Town

Canning Town
Royal Victoria Dock - with Canary Wharf and the O2 Arena in the background
Canning Town Location within Greater London
Population	42,667 (Canning Town North And Canning Town South wards, 2021)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ4081
London borough	Newham
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	E16, E13
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	West Ham
London Assembly	City and East
List of places UK England London 51°30′54″N 0°01′34″E / 51.515°N 0.026°E / 51.515; 0.026

Canning Town is a district in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, north of the Royal Victoria Dock. Its urbanisation was largely due to the creation of the dock. The area was part of the ancient parish of West Ham, in the hundred of Becontree, and the historic county of Essex. It forms part of the London E16 postcode district.

The area is undergoing significant regeneration as of 2012^[update], with the building of up to 10,000 new homes.^[2]