Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a huge village as well as an area in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the ancient Welsh for fortress, (Dinas) and pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The actual meaning, therefore, being, "Pagan Stronghold", referring to Dinas Powys hillfort that dates from the Iron Age. The village is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south-west of the centre of Cardiff and comfortably situated on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is usually considered as a pleasant dorm town for Cardiff's business as well as sector travelers given that the city has increased with prevalent advancement around the Cardiff Bay location. In spite of the addition of numerous housing developments over the past fifty years, the old village centre of Dinas Powys still has a primarily untainted and virtually country feeling, maintaining a large village common and also a traditional village centre complete with a post office and a variety of small independent stores, hostelries, dining establishments as well as neighborhood centers. Furthermore there are shops, garages, small grocery stores, Pharmacy as well as a Veterinarians on the primary Cardiff Roadway and also a choice of stores on the Murch estate consisting of a post office. The Health Centre containing the medical professionals as well as 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 recent selecting rolls the population remains in the area of 8,800. This develops the village as the fifth biggest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan and also larger than several legal towns in the UK.
