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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Dinas Powys, Lavernock, Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, Pendoylan, Wick, Vale of Glamorgan, Cogan, Vale of Glamorgan, Cosmeston Medieval Village, Wenvoe, Ewenny, Llandough, Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan, Boys Village, Clawdd Coch, Gileston, Aberthaw, St. Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, Penmark, Southerndown, St Donats, Ogmore-by-Sea, Llandow, Colwinston, Llanmaes, St. Andrews Major, Aberthin, Rhoose, St Athan, Boverton, Llansannor, Bonvilston, Peterston-super-Ely, Llancarfan, Tredodridge, Gwern-y-Steeple, Moulton, Vale of Glamorgan, Llancadle, St Brides Major, Michaelston-le-Pit, Llysworney, Ystradowen, City, Vale of Glamorgan, Walterston, Fontegary, Marcross, Ogmore, Vale of Glamorgan, Corntown, Llampha, Llanbethery. Excerpt: Dinas Powys (the mordern-day standardised spelling - it was previously also spelt 'Dinas Powis') is a large village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales which takes its name from the Dinas Powys hill fort that dates from the Iron Age. The village is 5.6 miles (9.1 kilometres) south-west of the centre of Cardiff and conveniently situated on the A4055 Cardiff to Barry main road. 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. Despite the addition of several housing developments over the past fifty years, the old village centre of Dinas Powys still has a mostly unspoiled and almost rural feel, retaining a large village common and a traditional village centre complete with a post office and a range of small independent shops, public houses, restaurants and community facilities. In addition there are shops, garages, small supermarkets a pharmacy and doctors' surgeries on the main Cardiff Road and a selection of shops on the Murch estate including a pos...
