Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a huge village and also a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the old Welsh for garrison, (Dinas) and also pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The literal meaning, consequently, being, "Pagan Stronghold", describing Dinas Powys hillfort that dates from the Iron Age. The town is 5.6 miles (9.0 kilometres) south-west of the centre of Cardiff as well as conveniently located on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is generally considered as a positive dorm room town for Cardiff's commerce and also sector travelers considering that the city has increased with prevalent development around the Cardiff Bay area. In spite of the addition of a number of housing developments over the past fifty years, the old village centre of Dinas Powys still has a mainly pristine and practically country feeling, retaining a big town usual and also a conventional town centre complete with a post office as well as a variety of small independent shops, pubs, dining establishments and neighborhood facilities. In addition there are stores, garages, small grocery stores, Pharmacy as well as a Veterinarians on the major Cardiff Roadway and also an option of shops on the Murch estate including a post office. The Wellness Centre containing the medical professionals as well as Murch drug store moved in April 2017 to the new Clinical centre on top of Murch Road, on the website of the old St Cyres, Dinas Powys website. According to current electoral rolls the population is in the area of 8,800. This establishes the town as the 5th largest negotiation in the Vale of Glamorgan as well as larger than numerous legal towns in the UK.
