Map sources for Painswick at grid reference SO8609

Painswick Beacon, and part of the view from it. The Severn Vale can be seen in the background.

Painswick is a small town in Gloucestershire, England. Originally, the town grew on the wool trade, but it is now best known for its church's yew trees and the local Rococo Garden. The town is mainly constructed of locally quarried cotswold stone. Many of the buildings feature South facing attic rooms once used as weaver's workshops. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 236 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A view from the Painswick Beacon in Gloucestershire, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 236 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A view from the Painswick Beacon in Gloucestershire, England. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes... Genera Taxaceae sensu stricto Taxus Pseudotaxus Austrotaxus — Cephalotaxaceae Torreya Amentotaxus Cephalotaxus The family Taxaceae, commonly called the yew family, includes three genera and about 7 to 12 species of coniferous plants, or in other interpretations (see Classification, below), six genera and about 30 species. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ... Cotswold stone is a yellow oolitic limestone quarried in many places the Cotswold Hills in the south midlands of England. ...

Geographically Painswick is situated on a hill in the Stroud district, overlooking the Stroud valleys. Its narrow streets and traditional architecture make it the epitome of an English village. There is a golf course near Painswick Beacon. Stroud District is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. ... This article is about the sport. ...

History

There is evidence of settlement in the area as long ago as the Iron Age. This can be seen in the defensive earthworks atop nearby Painswick Beacon, which have wide views across the Severn Vale. The local monastery, Prinknash Abbey, was established as long ago as the 11th century. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Monastery of St. ... Prinknash Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery situated in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham, home, apparently, to an extensive network of sealed-off underground mines. ...

During the first English civil war (1642-1645) Gloucester was a Parliamentarian stronghold of some strategic importance. Consequently it was surrounded by forces loyal to the King. After the siege of Gloucester was broken on September 5, 1643, the Royalist army, which had been surrounding the city, encamped overnight at Painswick. Some damage was caused by the troops and a scar from two small cannonballs can still be seen on the tower of St. Marys church. For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Prince Rupert of the Rhine Cavaliers was the name used by Parliamentarians for the Royalist supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). ... Different types of cannon balls recovered from the Vasa, sunk in 1628 Round shot is a type of projectile fired from guns or cannons. ...

Local traditions

A traditional custom held on the nearest Sunday to September 19 is the annual "clipping ceremony" when local children wear flowers in their hair, join hands and embrace St Mary's Church. It is thought to be rooted in Pagan ritual. The name "clipping" is thought to have derived from the Anglo-Saxon word "Clyppan" meaning "to embrace", and has nothing to do with the pruning of the church's yews. is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up pagan, heathen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Penis[1], Englisc by its speakers) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

Folklore holds that the churchyard will never have more than 99 yew trees and that should a 100th grow the Devil would pull it out^[1]. According to the V&A a count of the trees showed there to be 103^[2]. However in July 2007 one yew tree fell down so there are now only 102. (Reference, the Painswick Beacon.) This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the worlds largest and finest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4. ...

The yew trees at St Mary's Church in Painswick

While Royalists were encamped in Painswick, tradition has it that King Charles went up to the Beacon and, seeing the beautiful valley to the east said "This must be Paradise". Since then that valley, and the hamlet on its western side to the north of Painswick has been called Paradise. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 814 KB)This photograph was taken by Tim Rogers on Saturday 8 May 2005 in the churchyard at Painswick in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 814 KB)This photograph was taken by Tim Rogers on Saturday 8 May 2005 in the churchyard at Painswick in the United Kingdom. ...

School

Painswick has only one school, The Croft Primary School. The school is a Community School for children aged 4 to 11 and is secular and Co-educational. A community school in Ireland is a type of secondary education school funded individually and directly by the state. ... This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

References

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External links

• The Adey family history From approximately 1650 in Painswick to the present day.
• The Croft school

Coordinates: 51°47′N, 2°11′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...