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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
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, a place where the Thames's breath still whispers, rises from the East End's embrace. It lies 6.8 km east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 89°T, OS grid TQ 393 815). The landscape here, once shaped by industry's iron will, now reflects a more varied spirit, where the sky often stretches in broad, determined strokes above the rooftops. Echoes of its dockland past can still be felt, a subtle hum beneath the modern pulse of urban life, a reminder of journeys begun and ended on these shores. The River Lea, a serpentine ribbon, continues its slow, deliberate journey, reflecting the changing light that washes over the district. Though the grand factories have largely receded, a tenacious spirit, forged in the crucible of hard work, continues to animate Canning Town.
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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. |