St Mary's, Painswick
Whether you approach Painswick from the north, south, east or west, your eyes will rest upon the tall, beautiful spire of St Mary's Church with its weathercock standing some 639 feet above sea level. The Church of England parish church in Gloucestershire 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. A scar from two small cannonballs fired during the first English Civil War (1642–45) can still be seen on the tower.
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St Mary's, Painswick
Whether you approach Painswick from the north, south, east or west, your eyes will rest upon the tall, beautiful spire of St Mary's Church with its weathercock standing some 639 feet above sea level. The Church of England parish church in Gloucestershire 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. A scar from two small cannonballs fired during the first English Civil War (1642–45) can still be seen on the tower.
Thanks for your visit… Any comment you make on my photograph is greatly appreciated and encouraging! But please do not use this image without permission.