Dinas Powys, Cardiff

Name: Dinas Powys
Address: Cardiff, United Kingdom

#126 among attractions in Cardiff

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Facts and practical information

Dinas Powys is a large village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the ancient Welsh for stronghold, and pagus, the Latin word for an outlying or rural settlement. The literal meaning, therefore, being, "Settlement Stronghold", referring to Dinas Powys hillfort, which dates from the Iron Age. The village is 5.6 miles south-west of the centre of Cardiff and conveniently situated on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road, almost merging with Penarth. It is generally regarded as a pleasant dormitory village for Cardiff's commerce and industry commuters since the city has expanded with widespread development around the Cardiff Bay area. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°26'1"N, 3°12'49"W

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Dinas Powys – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Pont y Werin, Dinas Powys hillfort, St Michael's Church.

1.7 miSE
Park, Nature and wildlife, Body of water
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Cardiff
43 min walk • Cosmeston Lakes Country Park is a public country park in Great Britain, owned and managed by Vale of Glamorgan Council. It is situated between Penarth and Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, 7.3 miles from Cardiff. On 1 May 2013 the country park was designated a Local Nature Reserve LNR. Parts are Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
1.5 miNE
Bridge
Pont y Werin, Cardiff
39 min walk • Pont y Werin is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge spanning the River Ely between Cardiff Bay and Penarth, Wales. Costing approximately £4.5 million, Pont y Werin crosses between the Cardiff International Sports Village and Penarth, allowing the public to travel to the Sports Village via Cogan railway station.
0.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Dinas Powys hillfort, Cardiff
23 min walk • The Dinas Powys hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort near Dinas Powys, Glamorgan, Wales. It is just one of several thousand hillforts to have been constructed around Great Britain during the British Iron Age, for reasons that are still debatable.
1.2 miN
Church
St Michael's Church, Cardiff
30 min walk • St Michael's Church is a Grade I listed church in Michaelston-le-Pit, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 28 January 1963.
1.7 miSW
Neighbourhood
Palmerstown, Barry
43 min walk • Palmerstown is a south-eastern suburb of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan south-west of Dinas Powys and 7 miles south-west of Cardiff in Wales.