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 old Welsh for stronghold, (Dinas) as well as pagus,(Powys) the Latin word for pagan. The literal definition, for that reason, 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 conveniently positioned on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is typically considered as a pleasant dorm village for Cardiff's business and market travelers considering that the city has actually broadened with prevalent growth around the Cardiff Bay area. In spite of the addition of a number of housing developments over the past fifty years, the old town centre of Dinas Powys still has a mostly unspoiled and nearly rural feel, retaining a huge village common as well as a typical town centre complete with a post office and also a series of small independent stores, hostelries, dining establishments and neighborhood facilities. On top of that there are shops, garages, little supermarkets, Pharmacy and also a Veterinarians on the main Cardiff Roadway and a selection of shops on the Murch estate consisting of a post office. The Health and wellness Centre containing the physicians and Murch drug store moved in April 2017 to the new Medical centre at the top of Murch Road, on the website of the old St Cyres, Dinas Powys site. According to current electoral 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 numerous chartered towns in the UK.