Though the area has strong working-class roots, many artists and young professionals have found the proximity to the city centre and the number of arts venues and pubs an attraction.

In 1262, a doctor or ‘Physicus’ called Nicholas de Kanetone gave evidence in a legal dispute between the Abbeys of Margam and St. Peter's, Gloucester.

Also in 1290 (Cartae 1 page 294) records: From around 1250, for several hundred years Canton Cross was the site of the largest and most significant trading market in the South Wales area.

Goods, including all manner of fresh food stuffs, live animals and household items were brought from all over Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys to be traded at the market.

In 1870 the large Atlas Engineering works was built in Canton and opened its doors, creating many new skilled jobs in the area.

In 1899, the Manor House was recorded as still standing, on the west side of Canton Common, but it was in a poor condition and in danger of falling down.

The market's tram depot and stabling was also next to Severn Road Council School, trams ran on rails with overhead electric power from the depot and Victoria Park to the city centre and on to other locations in Cardiff from 1902, until they were replaced by Cardiff's electric trolleybuses in 1950.

In 2016, work started to redevelop the old Arjo Wiggins Teape Paper Mill site adjoining Sanatorium Park, on the other side of the mainline railway.

The following bus services all run through Canton: Provided by New Adventure Travel: Provided by Cardiff Bus: Cowbridge Road East links the area with Culverhouse Cross, Ely, Caerau, Cardiff and Fairwater to the west and the city centre to the east.

The current Cardiff Chinese Christian Church on Llandaff Road was originally a Welsh-language Baptist chapel (opened 1853), but the language of the services was changed to English in the late nineteenth century.

The original ground was located at Alexandra Park, using the Boar's Head as the club headquarters (both on Leckwith Road).

The teams of the 1880s provided a steady supply of players to Cardiff RFC, some of whom gained international caps for Wales.

The club also operates a Senior men's team who play in the South Wales Alliance Division.

The Senior 1st Team sit one promotion away from the Newly Formed Welsh Football League and play their home games at the Cardiff International Sports Campus as the host community club associated with the facility.

It is bounded by Fairwater and Llandaff to the north; Riverside and Grangetown to the east; the Vale of Glamorgan to the south; and Caerau and Ely to the west.