St Michael and All Angels church, Colwinston, is a well preserved medieval church originally built in the 12th century, later extended in the 13th and 15th/16th centuries and later restored in 1879 by H. J. Williams of Bristol. The font and chancel arch are thought to be 12th century Norman; the latter is flanked by 13th century decorated trefoil headed painted niches with the remains of two-register medieval wall painting depicting the Life of St. Nicholas and other subjects. In the late 15th or early 16th century, a square tower was built in the western part of the nave. A fire in 1971 led to renovation work and the church is now entirely rendered and limewashed. The church's late-Gothic appearance is evident. 

Associated with:
Churchyard cross (Nprn307571).

Sources include: 
Cadw list description, 2003. 2004.02.20/RCAHMW/SLE
Mike Salter, The old parish churches of Gwent, Glamorgan & Gower, (Malvern: Folly Publications, 2002)
Richard Suggett, Painted Temples: Wallpaintings and Rood-screens in Welsh Churches, 1200–1800, (RCAHMW 2021), pp. 96–7, 128.

RCAHMW 2021