Dinas Powys is a huge town as well as a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the ancient Welsh for garrison, (Dinas) and pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The actual significance, therefore, being, "Pagan Stronghold", describing 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 situated on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry highway. It is usually regarded as a positive dormitory town for Cardiff's business and industry commuters since the city has actually increased with widespread advancement around the Cardiff Bay area. In spite of the addition of several housing developments over the past fifty years, the old town centre of Dinas Powys still has a primarily untainted and nearly rural feeling, maintaining a big village typical as well as a standard village centre full with a post office and also a range of little independent shops, pubs, dining establishments and neighborhood centers. Additionally there are stores, garages, tiny supermarkets, Pharmacy as well as a Vets on the main Cardiff Road as well as a choice of shops on the Murch estate consisting of a post office. The Health Centre including the physicians and Murch drug store transferred in April 2017 to the brand-new Clinical centre at the top of Murch Road, on the site of the old St Cyres, Dinas Powys site. According to recent selecting rolls the population remains in the area of 8,800. This establishes the village as the 5th biggest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan and larger than several legal communities in the UK.