The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 3 and Version 2 of Elephant And Castle
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A large roundabout in south London with a shopping centre in the middle. Curiously, there is a [http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile?fid=2&id=7104760 restaurant in New York named after it]. It is generally accepted (by some) that Elephant and Castle gets its name from a Spanish prince - El Infanto Castille. In fact this is a subject of much debate, for more see [http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ele1.htm here], [http://www.ukguide.org/london/londonmap/elephant.html here], [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read.php?f=1&i=938&t=938 here] and [http://www.heraldicmedia.com/site/info/livery/livcomps/comp018a.html here]. <br clear="all"> ---- <small> |
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A large roundabout in south London with a shopping centre in the middle. Curiously, there is a restaurant in New York named after it.
It is generally accepted (by some) that Elephant and Castle gets its name from a Spanish prince - El Infanto Castille. In fact this is a subject of much debate, for more see here, here, here and here.
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