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| — District of Barry — | |
| Ramsey Road, northwestern rim of Gibbonsdown | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Wales |
| County | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Town | Barry |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as 'Gibby', is a housing estate situated in the north east area of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Gibbonsdown borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadaxton to the southeast.
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The area has gained a bad image over the years because of deprivation, quality of the area and crime such as vandalism, violence, drugs and theft.[1] In Barry and across the Vale of Glamorgan the young lads of this area are known as the "Gibby Boys", a derogatory term often used in reference to car theft and thuggery. In 2009, Gibbonsdown was in the newspapers for more serious offences such as the fatal stabbing of Paul Jones.[2] John Chivers was arrested that night and a few weeks 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.[3]
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 has the Ysgol Maes Dyfan, a primary school with 96 pupils as of 2005, teaching special needs children.[4] It is also home to Pencoedtre park and the Master Mariner pub.
Notable roads include Treharne Road (known to locals as "The Treharne"), Caradoc Avenue, Robins Lane, and Skomer Road, which connects the area to Wenvoe.