Colwinston
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  Colwinston Location within the Vale of Glamorgan | |
| Population | 447 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SS943755 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cowbridge |
| Postcode district | CF71 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Colwinston (historically sometimes Colwinstone; Welsh: Tregolwyn) is both a village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the centre of Bridgend and 21 miles (34 km) west of the centre of Cardiff. The village is located within 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) of the A48. The population in 2005 was approximately 400[1][2] but with recent building development, the population is now estimated at over 600 people.
The novelist Agatha Christie was a frequent visitor, and her descendants still live at the former manor house of Pwllywrach.
- ^ "Area: Colwinston(Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for VIA JULIA". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 3 May 2017.