be dated to 1650 or earlier. In May 1865, The Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites Friendly Society was established and registered there. Community resources in the village include St David's Church in Wales Primary School, the village hall and the village Playing Field. A Thankful Village Colwinston is one of only three villages in Wales which suffered no fatalities in World War I, despite 23 residents of the village having been on active service. It is one of only 53 Thankful Villages in the UK. However, the village lost four men in World War II, one of whom was Agatha Christie's son-in-law, Colonel Hubert Prichard. Welcome signs at the entrance to the village reflected its status as a thankful village from but the village had no war memorial until 2014, when one was erected on the village green. Governance Colwinston has its own community council with seven elected or co-opted members. For elections to the Vale of Glamorgan Council, Colwinston is part of the Llandow/Ewenny county electoral ward. Culture The major social event of the year is the annual village fete, 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". A multi-use games area (MUGA) was constructed close to the village hall in 2013. The village published its own local source book, Colwinston - A Changing Village, simultaneously with the publication of a fully researched history of the village, Colwinston: A Historical Journey, by Cowbridge History Society. References Further reading Colwinston Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan. Pub: Vale of Glamorgan Council, Barry. 2009 Davies, R.R. 'The Social Structure of Medieval Glamorgan: Bro Morganwwg and Blaenau Morgannwg - Lordship of Ogmore' in Pugh T.B. (ed) Glamorgan County History, Vol III: The Middle Ages. University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1971. Griffiths, R.A. The Norman Conquest and the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan in Williams, S. Glamorgan Historian, Vol 3. Pub: D Brown and Sons. Cowbridge Hawker, C. Colwinston - A Historical Journey. Pub: Cowbridge History Society. 2018. Howell, D. Farming in Southeast Wales c180 in Baber, C.and Williams, L.J.(eds) Modern South Wales: Essays in Economic History University of Wales Press. Cardiff. 1986 James, B. The Origins of the Ramoth Chapel, Cowbridge in James, B. (Ed) Cowbridge and Llanbethian An Historical Medley. Pub: Cowbridge Historical Society. 2016 James, B.Ll. ‘Vale of Glamorgan’ in Williams S (Ed) ‘South Glamorgan: