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Coordinates: 51°28′07″N 3°31′34″W / 51.46853°N 3.52599°W
Colwinston Welsh: Tregolwyn 
Colwinston
Colwinston shown within the Vale of GlamorganPrincipal area Vale of Glamorgan Ceremonial county South Glamorgan Country Wales Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Cowbridge Postcode district CF71 Police South Wales Fire South Wales Ambulance Welsh EU Parliament Wales UK Parliament Vale of Glamorgan Welsh Assembly Vale of Glamorgan List of places: UK • Wales • Vale of Glamorgan Colwinston (Welsh: Tregolwyn) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Colwinston is known for the medieval parish church of St. Michael and All Angels, subject of a major restoration project to celebrate the millennium. The church is a Grade 1 listed building. Close by are St David's Church in Wales Primary School, the village hall, the village green and the Sycamore Tree Inn (dating from the 17th century or earlier). Colwinston is one of only three villages in Wales which suffered no fatalities in World War I and one of only 52 Thankful Villages in the UK. It also suffered no fatalities in World War II.
Road to Colwinston from Llysworney
Colwinston has its own community council with seven elected members. The population of the village in 2005 was approximately 400.
The major social event of the year is the annual village festival, usually held during the first or second week in July. Other annual events include a pantomime and the New Year's Day sport of "collyball".
The novelist Agatha Christie was a frequent visitor to the village, where her descendants still live, at the former manor house of Pwllywrach.
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External links
- Map sources for Colwinston
- Colwinston village website
Categories:- Villages in the Vale of Glamorgan
- Thankful Villages
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