Colwinston
Colwinston
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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 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.