Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Canning Town, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Canning Town map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canning Town, London, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of London or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Canning Town and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Canning Town |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Newham |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.515470 |
| Longitude | 0.006286 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Canning Town rises from the flat, industrial silt of the lower Lea Valley, a landscape defined by the relentless meeting of iron, water, and sky. It lies 4.2 miles east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 89°T, OS grid TQ 393 815). The light here possesses a singular, bruised quality, reflecting off the grey currents of Bow Creek as they snake toward the Thames. Where once the docks dictated the pulse of the streets, a quiet transformation now occurs, stitching together the remnants of heavy industry with modern residential ambition. Residents might walk past the rusted elegance of the After The Dance sculpture, where the cold metal seems to catch the biting wind coming off the marshes. Nearby, the Bow Green Ecology Park offers a sudden, verdant reprieve, a pocket of wilder growth reclaiming the fringes of the urban sprawl. This contrast between the harsh, geometric lines of the infrastructure and the soft, encroaching reeds defines the character of Canning Town. It is a place that refuses to be static, perpetually vibrating with the distant hum of the DLR and the slow, tidal shift of the river.
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Explore Canning Town, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.515470, 0.006286. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |