Sitting in the southern part of Coventry, Gibbet Hill is a suburban area that takes its name from the gibbet – a post used historically to display the bodies of executed criminals as a public warning. The name is a reminder of the area’s darker past, when such sites were placed on elevated ground at the edges of towns to be visible to travellers on approach roads. Today, Gibbet Hill is a quiet residential suburb, a considerable distance from the grim associations its name carries.
The University of Warwick Connection
The suburb is closely associated with the University of Warwick campus, which borders the area and draws a significant student and academic population to the neighbourhood. The campus itself straddles the boundary between Coventry and Warwickshire, making Gibbet Hill something of a gateway between the city and the surrounding county. The Gibbet Hill Road runs through the area and is one of the main routes connecting the university to the wider city.
Getting There
Gibbet Hill is accessible from the south of Coventry, with road links running towards the city centre to the north and towards Kenilworth and Warwick to the south. Bus services along the corridor between the city and the university pass through the area, making it reasonably well connected for those without a car.