Colwinston
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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.
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Colwinston
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Location within the Vale of Glamorgan | |
Population | 447 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SS943755 |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Cowbridge |
Postcode district | CF71 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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The novelist Agatha Christie was a frequent visitor, and her descendants still live at the former manor house of Pwllywrach.