Dinas Powys is a large village and also a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the ancient Welsh for garrison, (Dinas) and also pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The literal significance, for that reason, 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 and also easily positioned on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is normally regarded as a positive dormitory village for Cardiff's business as well as sector travelers considering that the city has actually expanded with prevalent advancement around the Cardiff Bay location. Regardless of the enhancement of a number of housing developments over the past fifty years, the old town centre of Dinas Powys still has a primarily unspoiled and also almost rural feeling, retaining a large town usual and also a conventional town centre complete with a post office as well as a series of tiny independent shops, public houses, dining establishments as well as neighborhood centers. In addition there are stores, garages, little supermarkets, Pharmacy and also a Vets on the primary Cardiff Road and a selection of stores on the Murch estate consisting of a post office. The Health Centre consisting of the doctors as well as Murch pharmacy relocated in April 2017 to the new Medical centre on top of Murch Road, on the website of the old St Cyres, Dinas Powys site. According to current selecting rolls the population is in the region of 8,800. This establishes the village as the fifth biggest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan and also larger than several legal towns in the UK.