Painswick
Painswick is a Town in the county of Gloucestershire.
There are great places to visit near Painswick including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.
Don't miss Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow's ancient sites if visiting the area around Painswick.
Historic Monuments to visit near Painswick include Belas Knap Long Barrow.
The area around Painswick boasts some of the best towns including Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester.
Pittville Park is one of Painswick's best, nearby parks to visit in Painswick.
Cleeve Hill is one of Painswick's best, nearby hills to visit in Painswick.
The area around Painswick's best woodlands can be found at Puzzlewood.
The area close to Painswick boasts some of the best geological features including Puzzlewood.
Painswick is near some unmissable caves like Clearwell Caves,
Painswick is near some unmissable old mines like Clearwell Caves,
There are a number of airports near to Painswick including Gloucestershire Airport.
St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral are great places to visit near Painswick if you like historic buildings.
Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton are great places to visit near Painswick if you like villages.
There are a number of cities near to Painswick including Gloucester.
Painswick History
There are some historic monuments around Painswick:
Places to see near Painswick
History of Painswick
For the purposes of local government, the civil parish of Painswick includes the neighbouring villages of Edge, Sheepscombe and Slad. The civil parish forms part of the district of Stroud and the county of Gloucestershire. An elected ward in the same name exists. This stretches beyond the confines of the civil parish. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 4,158. For parliamentary purposes, Painswick is within the UK constituency of Stroud and the European constituency of South West England. The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is a Grade I listed building. A priest in Painswick is noted in the Domesday Book and so it is assumed that there was also a church here at that time. Evidence suggests that it was built between 1042 and 1066 by Ernesi, a rich Anglo Saxon thegn who was then Lord of the Manor.
