Elephant and Castle is the surrounding area formerly called Newington. In fact, the name originally corresponded to a railway junction located in the Southwark district, whose fame has made the entire area known by this name. It is one of the areas considered as conflictive within the british capital, mainly due to the fact that diverse ethnic groups are concentrated in it. You have all the information in: «Is London dangerous for tourists?«.
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