Painswick

Also known as Painswick, Gloucestershire

Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Painswick Rococo Garden. The village is mainly constructed of locally quarried Cotswold stone. Many of the buildings feature south-facing attic rooms once used as weavers' workshops.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: PainswickView2.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Painswick from Longridge
UK place.official_name: Painswick
UK place.population: 3026
UK place.civil_parish: Painswick
UK place.shire_district: Stroud
UK place.shire_county: Gloucestershire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: North Cotswolds
UK place.post_town: Stroud
UK place.postcode_district: GL6
UK place.postcode_area: GL
UK place.dial_code: 01452
UK place.os_grid_reference: SO866098

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Wikidata facts

Population: 3026
Official website: www.painswick-pc.gov.uk
Image: PainswickView2.jpg
Dialing code: 01452

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Commons category: Painswick
postal code: GL6
OS grid reference: SO866098
P8168: Kilmarnock F.C.
P12749: Malartic

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History
Government
Parish church
Other churches and chapels
Local traditions
Post office
School
Notable people
References
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Painswick stands on a hill overlooking one of the Five Valleys, on the B4073 route between Stroud, 4 miles (6.5 km) to the south, and the city of Gloucester, 7.5 miles (12 km) to the north. It has narrow streets and traditional architecture.