Angell Town is an area in

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, in the

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south London South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, London Borou ...

. The area is dominated by the Angell Town Estate, a

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known for its poverty, deprivation and gang subculture. The Angell Town Estate was originally built in the 1970s as a set of blocks linked by a deck-access system. Following the efforts of local resident and community leader

Dora Boatemah Theodora "Dora" Boatemah (July 22, 1957 – January 23, 2001) was a British Ghanaian community leader and activist based in South London. She founded the Angell Town Community Project in 1983 and was responsible for the regeneration of Angell Town ...

, the estate was extensively redeveloped in the early 2000s in an attempt to remove the architectural problems that had exacerbated the estate's social problems. The neighborhood, which predates the estate, was named after John Angell, and first developed in the mid 19th century. The local parish is

St John, Angell Town, Brixton ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

, in the

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, and the local church is

St John the Evangelist Church, Angell Town ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

, originally constructed in 1852–3. The area has a small park, Angell Town Park, at the centre of the estate. The local school is

St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

. Nearby railway stations are

Brixton railway station Brixton railway station is a commuter railway station in Brixton, South London, UK. It is on the Chatham Main Line, down the line from . Trains are operated by Southeastern. The typical service is one train every 15 minutes in both direct ...

and

Loughborough Junction railway station Loughborough Junction railway station is a railway station in the Loughborough Junction neighbourhood of the London Borough of Lambeth. It was opened as Loughborough Road by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway in 1864. It is between Elephant ...

Max Roach Park Max Roach Park is a public park in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is named after the African American Jazz drummer Max Roach, who visited the park in 1986. The park includes a One O'Clock Club and children's playground, which have b ...

lies to the south, and

Myatt's Fields Park Myatt's Fields Park is a 14-acre Victorian park in Camberwell in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London, England, 2.9 miles south-east of Charing Cross. History The majority of the area of Myatt's Fields belonged to the estate of Sir Hugh ...

to the north-east.

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