Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a huge town and also an area 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 meaning, for that reason, being, "Pagan Stronghold", referring to Dinas Powys hillfort that dates from the Iron Age. The village is 5.6 miles (9.0 kilometres) south-west of the centre of Cardiff and comfortably situated on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is normally considered a positive dormitory village for Cardiff's business and market travelers given that the city has actually broadened with prevalent growth around the Cardiff Bay location. Regardless of the addition of numerous housing developments over the past fifty years, the old town centre of Dinas Powys still has a mainly untainted as well as virtually rural feel, preserving a big town usual and a traditional village centre complete with a post office as well as a series of tiny independent stores, public houses, dining establishments as well as neighborhood facilities. In addition there are shops, garages, little supermarkets, Pharmacy as well as a Veterinarians on the primary Cardiff Roadway and also an option of stores on the Murch estate including a post office. The Health Centre containing the medical professionals and Murch drug store relocated in April 2017 to the brand-new Clinical centre on top of Murch Road, on the website of the old St Cyres, Dinas Powys website. According to recent electoral rolls the population remains in the region of 8,800. This establishes the village as the fifth largest negotiation in the Vale of Glamorgan and also larger than lots of chartered communities in the UK.
