Elephant and Castle

crossroads, Southwark, London, United Kingdom

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Elephant and Castle is a major traffic roundabout and transportation hub located in the Newington area of Southwark, London, United Kingdom. It is named after an 18th-century inn and serves as a key intersection for roads leading to bridges over the River Thames. The area was significantly redeveloped after being damaged during World War II.12

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…main crossroads, known as the Elephant and Castle (the name of an inn), is a principal traffic approach for the London, Blackfriars, and Southwark bridges and, via the borough of Lambeth, the Westminster and Lambeth bridges. The most recent London Bridge (1973) was built as a replacement for the bridge…
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…main crossroads, known as the Elephant and Castle (the name of an inn), is a principal traffic approach for the London, Blackfriars, and Southwark bridges and, via the borough of Lambeth, the Westminster and Lambeth bridges. The most recent London Bridge (1973) was built as a replacement for the bridge…
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