A Colwinston ‘timeline’. External Impacts Manor and Village Physical Developments Social Change and Development Organisation 2500BC - 0000 Settlers arrive from Bronze and Iron Age continent. settlements. Probable development of settlement around Colwinston Brook. 1st - 5th century Romans occupy south Silurian Tribes adopt Roman Romans build ‘portway’ to Arrival of Christianity. Wales. customs. the coast. 6th- 10th century Village becomes known as St Illtud founds monastery at Colwinstūn. Llantwit Major. 11th century Norman invasion Colwinston becomes part of Land ownership established.‘Free’ creates new land the Lordship of Ogmore as a tenancies granted at some time ownership based on ‘Manor’. (probably for military service, Lordships. Brocastle and Hilton Farms). Existing residents become ‘villains’, 12th century Church and 66 acres of land New stone church some given land based tenancies granted to Ewenny Priory. constructed in Colwinston. according to the ‘customs’ of the Manor. 13th century Village develops under Norman law. 14th century Famine and Black Remaining ‘Manor of Death devastate Colwinston’ granted to endow poulation. Dartford Priory 15th century Glyn Dŵr invasions of Glamorgan. 16th century Wales incorporated Edward Carne unites Formal copyholds introduced. with England/ ‘Colwinston Manor’ from ex- Monasteries dissolved. priory lands. Creation of ‘copyholders’ alongside ‘freeholders’. 17th century Colwinston Manor becomes Stone houses known to be part of the Mansel ‘Penrice built in the village (probably and Margam’ estate. replacing earlier turf and thatched properties). 18th century Colwinston Manor sold to First ‘circulating schools’ provided David Thomas/ Pwllywrach in Colwinston. Some residents House built. attend Methodist Services. 19th century Tithes commuted to Mary Anna Thomas m. Some parts of the First local school established. Three money payments. Charles Collins Prichard, Pwllywrach estate sold. non conformist chapels established Copyholders gain estate put in Trust for son. Golden Mile Common in the village. ownership of their enclosed/ shared between tenancies – (Copyhold the copyholder tenants. Acts to 1925). 20th century Estate houses sold off, Post WWI Council Houses Electricity, telephone and water Pwllywrach farmland built at Maes y Bryn. services brought to village. New amalgamated into one farm. Beech Park and Yew Tree School and Village Hall built. Close developments built, other new houses built through the village. 21st century Heol Cae Pwll contructed Fibre broadband provided. adding 65 new houses. .