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PAINSWICK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Painswick is surrounded by beautiful countryside and set in an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is rightfully called "Queen of the Cotswolds". The village lies at the mid-point of the Cotswold Way national trail, approximately 50 miles from Chipping Campden to the north and 50 miles from Bath in the south. It is a convenient stopping off point for the large number of people from all over t he world who enjoy walking this trail. A short walk from the village itself to Painswick Beacon provides exce
Many of the buildings in the village are made from locally quarried Cotswold stone, resulting from the prosperous wool and cloth trade in centuries past. The lovely chuch of St. Mary's is surrounded by the famous 99 yew trees and table tombs which fill the church grounds. In the valley below the village the Painswick Stream provided power to the many wealthy cloth and pin mills alongside the stream.