Painswick
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.783, -2.182 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 87 09 |
| Population: | 1,762 |
| Dialling code: | 01452 (Gloucester) |
Painswick sits on a limestone ridge in the heart of the Cotswolds, within the district of Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. The village is noted for its steep streets and honey-coloured stone houses, with the nearby Painswick Beacon and surrounding rolling countryside giving fine views down into the Severn Vale and across the Cotswold scarp.
Historically built on the wool and stone trades, Painswick keeps a strong heritage feel: the parish church of St Mary's Church is famous for its closely planted yew trees and the ornamental Painswick Rococo Garden is a rare 18th‑century survival that draws visitors. Today the local economy mixes tourism, crafts, independent shops and pubs with residents who commute to nearby centres such as Gloucester and Cheltenham, and a lively programme of community and arts events keeps village life active.
Postcode districts covering Painswick
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 22.3 miles
- Gloucester 5.1 miles
- Cheltenham 8.8 miles
- Stroud 3.4 miles
- Great Malvern 23.4 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 19.2 miles
- Chippenham 22.5 miles
- Yate 19.6 miles
- Evesham 23.5 miles
- Tewkesbury 14.5 miles
- Cirencester 10.3 miles
- Chepstow 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Painswick Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Sheepscombe Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Painswick and Upton Ward 1.5 miles
- Edge Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Pitchcombe Parish 1.7 miles
- Harescombe Parish 2.1 miles
- Stroud Uplands Ward 2.4 miles
- Whiteshill and Ruscombe Parish 2.5 miles
- Stroud Valley Ward 2.5 miles
- Cranham Parish 2.6 miles
- Whiteshill Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Stroud Slade Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Painswick
GL6 6NF, GL6 6SW, GL6 6NR, GL6 6RA, GL6 7QB, GL6 6TW, GL6 7EZ, GL6 6PG, GL6 7RQ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 36 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 49.9 miles
- Stroud Railway Station 3 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Cheltenham Bus Station 9.2 miles
Hotels near Painswick Ad
- The Falcon Painswick 4 0.6 miles
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 5.9 miles
- The Stroud Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Hatton Court Hotel 4 3 miles
- Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham 4 5.7 miles
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 6.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Gloucester - South 3 4.7 miles
Schools in Painswick
- Sheepscombe Primary School Primary
- The Croft Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 6.2 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 6.9 miles
- Whaddon Road Stadium 10 miles
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 12.4 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 13.7 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 15.7 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 19.4 miles