Gibbonsdown
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Gibbonsdown | |
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District of Barry | |
 Ramsey Road, northwestern rim of Gibbonsdown | |
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  Gibbonsdown Location in Barry | |
| Coordinates: 51°24′53.76″N 3°15′52.30″W / 51.4149333°N 3.2645278°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Wales |
| County | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Town | Barry |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,895 |
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as 'Gibby', is a residential area and electoral ward 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.
In 2009, Gibbonsdown was the location of the fatal stabbing of Paul Jones.[2] John Chivers was arrested that night and later sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison,[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] It is also home to Pencoedtre park and the Master Mariner pub.