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Dinas Powys Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dinas Powys

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Dinas Powys history

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The Neolithic and the Middle Ages

The Dinas Powys area has been populated since prehistoric times. The most ancient artifact found in the area is a Neolithic Stone Age axe-head. The village features substantial remains of a Norman castle and the adjacent Cwm George was the site of the celtic hill fort from which the village takes its name.

A sudden expansion

By 1833, Dinas Powys barely existed, but was still larger than nearby Penarth, until Penarth amalgamated with Cogan and Llandough to form a new Town Board. The village population had remained almost static at about 300-400 people until the second half of the 19th century when there was an influx into this thriving rural community. The growth of the coal industry saw the first passenger train arrive on Sunday, 20 December 1898, and thereafter the population increased rapidly.

In the 20th century

A corner of the village common land was sold to the Barry Docks and Railway Company for the sum of £160. The then Lord of the Manor and ex-military survivor of the First World War, Major General Henry Lee, donated an additional £30. In 1935 the combined fund was used to upgrade the small green in the centre of village with a War Memorial.

Dinas Powys landmarks

Dinas Powys Castle, the village common, and the war memorial on the village green. Several pubs serve the village, mostly in the village centre, and include The Star, The Cross Keys, and The Three Horse Shoes. The Mount is a grade 2 listed building due to it being a late Georgian villa which retains much of its architectural character.

Religious sites

Dinas Powys is also noted for its 14th century Norman parish church dedicated to St Andrew. St Peter’s church on Mill Road is the main Church in Wales parish church within the village. Roman Catholic congregation worships at St. Mary’s church.

Dinas Powys geography / climate

Dinas Powys village is spread across the full width of a traditional wooded valley, with the Cadoxton River running in the river valley. The surrounding soils within the village bounds are mostly a strong, brown, dry earth, well adapted for arable farming and the growing of grains of all kinds that contributed to the area being a mostly farming community until the modern era.

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Best Dinas Powys places to visit

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Dinas Powys has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Dinas Powys’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Dinas Powys’s information audio spots:

Cadoxton Court Dovecote Cadoxton Court Dovecote is a medieval structure dating from the 13th century. It is the largest of the remaining medieval dovecotes in the Vale and a Grade I listed building.

Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan Cadoxton is a district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It was once originally its own village, separate from Barry. It grew up around Saint Cadoc’s parish church, which survives.

Dinas Powys F.C. Dinas Powys F.C. play in the Ardal Leagues South West, which is tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid. They have an academy with over 100 players.

St. Andrews Major St. Andrew’s Major (Welsh: Saint Andras) is a village and parish in the community of Dinas Powys in the Vale of Glamorgan, south-eastern Wales.

Michaelston-le-Pit Michaelston-le-Pit (Welsh: Llanfihangel-y-pwll) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, just to the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 309. The village is built near the confluence of two small streams which join to form the Cadoxton River.

Cardiff International White Water Cardiff International White Water (Welsh: Dŵr Gwyn Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) is an Olympic standard white water rafting centre based at the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay. The centre opened on 26 March 2010, after taking two years to build the £13.3m venue.

Wrinstone The Wrinstone estate was variously also known as Wrenston, Wrencheston or Wrenchester. The Barry Railway line ran past the hamlet and entered the Wenvoe Tunnel. It closed after a fire in 1963.

Cardiff Arena Cardiff Arena, also known as Cardiff Bay Ice Arena, was a temporary ice rink in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It had a capacity of 2,500 for ice hockey and was home to the Cardiff Devils after leaving the Wales National Ice Rink which was being demolished to make way for a John Lewis store. It was also used for figure skating and hosted three figure skating competitions.

Grangemoor Park Grangemoor Park is a public park located between the River Ely and Cardiff Bay Retail Park in the Grangetown area of Cardiff, Wales. Prior to development of the park the area was a landfill site for household waste, which closed in 1994. The park now rises 20 metres (66 ft) above the river and surrounding area.

River Ely River Ely (Welsh: Afon Elái) is in South Wales flowing generally southeast, from Tonyrefail to Cardiff. The Ely’s numerous sources lie in the mountains to the south of Tonypandy. It flows through Talbot Green before being joined by the Afon Clun at Pontyclun.

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