I try to avoid Elephant and Castle wherever possible, which is remarkably easy to do... The area is not one of the prettiest in London, and it does have a certain edginess to it that is quite unsettling. Not to mention its unique and poorly lit maze of subways, which makes the supposedly easy task of crossing the street a bit of nightmare.
That said, I have often wondered why the area is called Elephant and Castle (but not enough to actually look it up). However, Wikipedia has given me the answer; sadly, there were no castles inhabited by pachyderms in the vicinity!! Still I had no idea whatsoever that the area is actually called Newington. You live and learn!!
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