Dinas Powys is a huge town and also a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the old Welsh for garrison, (Dinas) and pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The literal meaning, as a result, 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 easily positioned on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is generally considered as an enjoyable dorm village for Cardiff's commerce as well as market commuters because the city has broadened with prevalent advancement around the Cardiff Bay area. Regardless of the addition of numerous housing developments over the past fifty years, the old town centre of Dinas Powys still has a mostly pristine and nearly rural feel, retaining a big town usual as well as a traditional town centre full with a post office as well as a variety of tiny independent stores, hostelries, dining establishments as well as area centers. In addition there are shops, garages, little supermarkets, Pharmacy as well as a Veterinarians on the primary Cardiff Road as well as a choice of shops on the Murch estate including a post office. The Wellness Centre consisting of the physicians and also Murch pharmacy transferred in April 2017 to the brand-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 develops the village as the 5th largest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan and larger than several chartered communities in the UK.