Dinas Powys
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 stronghold, (Dinas) and pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The actual definition, therefore, 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 comfortably located on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is usually considered a pleasant dorm town for Cardiff's commerce and also sector travelers given that the city has actually broadened with extensive advancement around the Cardiff Bay area. Despite the addition of several housing developments over the past fifty years, the old village centre of Dinas Powys still has a mostly pristine and nearly rural feel, preserving a huge town common and also a traditional village centre full with a post office as well as a variety of tiny independent stores, hostelries, restaurants and also neighborhood centers. In addition there are shops, garages, tiny supermarkets, Pharmacy and a Veterinarians on the primary Cardiff Roadway as well as a choice of stores on the Murch estate consisting of a post office. The Wellness Centre containing the physicians and also Murch drug store moved in April 2017 to the brand-new Medical centre on top of Murch Road, on the site of the old St Cyres, Dinas Powys site. According to recent electoral rolls the population is in the region of 8,800. This develops the town as the fifth largest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan as well as larger than many legal communities in the UK.
