Kirkja
St Mary's Church
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Martyn
May 9, 2018
In the churchyard Painswick has a unique collection of chest tombs and monuments from the early 17th century onwards, carved in local stone by local craftsmen. With its tombs and yews, it has been described as ‘the grandest churchyard in England’, a remark followed with the less than generous observation ‘far grander than the church itself’. It is said that no more than ninety-nine yew trees can grow in Painswick churchyard, and that the hundredth will always be pulled out by the devil. A recent count revealed one hundred and three yews, so it seems that devil has given up.
In the churchyard Painswick has a unique collection of chest tombs and monuments from the early 17th century onwards, carved in local stone by local craftsmen. With its tombs and yews, it has been described as ‘the grandest churchyard in England’, a remark followed with the less than generous observ…
Sarah
September 16, 2019
Our lovely Church is unusual in that the bell tower is seperate from teh church building itself.
Hannah
July 27, 2020
Dating back to 1377, famous for its Yew Trees
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Staðsetning
20-22 Station Hill
Chippenham, England