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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. 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:
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. EDUCATION For details of education in Canning Town see the London Borough Of Newham article TRANSPORT AND LOCALE Nearest places Nearest tube station EXTERNAL LINKS |
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