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The area around [[Elephant and Castle Roundabout]], known locally as 'The Elephant' or even just 'Elephant'.
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Characterised by giant council blocks and post-war concrete monstrosities, the area is fairly unpleasant. There is a [http://www.southwark.gov.uk/OurServices/RegenerationSection/elephantandcastle/ plan] underway to redevelop the entire area. The [http://www.elephantlinks.co.uk/Resources/displayResource.cfm?OwnerID=177 outline of the plan] describes the problem: ''A fragmented and disconnected urban form comprising a confused, disjointed and often inhospitable network of streets, routes and spaces that actually discourage and prevent through movement and use by pedestrians; a poor quality environment characterised and dominated by large volumes of through traffic; a hostile and bleak pedestrian environment comprising a confused network of poorly integrated pavements, subways and tunnels... crime and a fear of crime... high levels of poverty and social exclusion''.

The [[Cross River Transit]] will pass through E&C when it's been built.

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].

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