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Country
  
United Kingdom

County
  
Vale of Glamorgan

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Monday 6:22 PM

Region
  
Wales

Town
  
Barry

Population
  
5,895 (2011)

Gibbonsdown

Weather
  
11°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 91% Humidity

Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as 'Gibby', is an area situated in the north east of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Gibbonsdown borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadoxton to the southeast.

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Map of Gibbons Down, Barry, UK

Crime

In 2009, Gibbonsdown was the location of the fatal stabbing of Paul Jones. John Chivers was arrested that night and later sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison, After the murder, Gibbonsdown Residents' Board chairwoman Molly Conway made complaints about the police for a lack of manpower and patrols on an estate well known as having problems with crime and anti-social behaviour.

Landmarks

Gibbonsdown is home to the Holm View Community Leisure Centre, the Gibbonsdown Children Centre, and the Oakfield Primary School (known as the Gibbonsdown Primary School before its reconstruction). It also had Ysgol Maes Dyfan, a special school with 96 pupils as of 2005, teaching special needs children. It is also home to Pencoedtre park and the Master Mariner pub.

Transport

Notable roads include Treharne Road (known to locals as "The Treharne"), Caradoc Avenue, Robins Lane, and Skomer Road, which connects the area to Wenvoe.

References

Gibbonsdown Wikipedia