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==Other landmarks== Of the ten [[Grade II listed building]]s in the village, all date from the medieval or immediate post-medieval period. These include a thatched house, "The Old Parsonage", the former manor house of [[Pwllywrach]], and several former farmhouses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wales/colwinston-vale-of-glamorgan#.W65y9mhKjcs|title=Listed Buildings in Colwinston, Vale of Glamorgan|website=British Listed Buildings|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> The Old Parsonage, a thatched house dating to the 16th century at the crossroads and opposite the southeast corner of churchyard, has a Gothic or Tudor arch and the building is "one of only two in Glamorgan with a [[latrine]] in the form of a small closet at the side of the fireplace."<ref name="Valetreasures">{{cite web|url=https://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/files/Living/Planning/Policy/County_Treasures/Colwinston.pdf|title=Vale of Glamorgan County Treasures: Colwinston|publisher=Vale of Glamorgan Council|year=2007|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> In 1835, the Seion Presbyterian Chapel was built but it closed in 1996; it later became a residential building.<ref name="Valetreasures"/> In 1843, the Ebenezer Baptist Chapel was established and the building was completed in 1852. The last minister was the Rev A.E. Powell of Balarat, who served at the church between 1905 and 1944 before the church became part of a house.<ref name="Valetreasures"/> The Sycamore Tree Inn, a [[public house]] run by [[Brains Brewery]], can be dated to 1650 or earlier. In May 1865, The Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites Friendly Society was established and registered there.<ref name="Valetreasures"/> Community resources in the village include [[St David]]'s [[Church in Wales]] [[Primary School]], the [[village hall]] and the village Playing Field.
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