Dinas Powys
Dinas Powys is a big village and an area 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 definition, consequently, being, "Pagan Stronghold", describing 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 as well as conveniently situated on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. It is generally considered a pleasurable dormitory village for Cardiff's commerce and sector commuters because the city has expanded with prevalent development around the Cardiff Bay location. In spite of the enhancement of numerous housing developments over the past fifty years, the old town centre of Dinas Powys still has a mainly untainted and practically country feel, retaining a huge town usual as well as a standard village centre total with a post office and also a series of tiny independent shops, public houses, dining establishments and neighborhood facilities. Furthermore there are shops, garages, small supermarkets, Pharmacy and also a Vets on the primary Cardiff Roadway and an option of stores on the Murch estate including a post office. The Health and wellness Centre consisting of the doctors as well as Murch pharmacy transferred 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 is in the region of 8,800. This develops the village as the 5th largest settlement in the Vale of Glamorgan and larger than lots of legal communities in the UK.