Painswick Things to Do Tips by coceng

St. Mary's Church...

Hhmm, I took this photo of a 'table' cemetery...which were popular a few hundred years ago !
Some of the cemeteries are opened ( for not being looking after properly...maybe ) & we can actually probe inside !
Patrick was jokingly told me that we could see the corpses inside !
Gory...!

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Continue with my photos around Painswick...
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St. Mary's Church...

Here, you can see the buildings around The St. Mary's Church; Still look like how they should look like hundred years ago !
What I like about the buildings are the exteriors, still luring people to see them...

St. Mary's Church...

Still in the vicinity of St. Mary's Church...I spent some tmes walking around this historic church.
Photo is showing the front part where there are trees, all being nicely trimmed & kept...Lovely !

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
Now my photo is showing the tower of the church.
It houses a peal of bells, the earliest dates from 1686.
The number of bells was increased to 12 in 1821; To celebrate the tercentenary in 1986, the 13th bell was added & a 14th bell was also added in 1993 !

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
Another view of the church by the side...
Nevertheless, not all parts of this church is 600 years old because to retain it, more parts were added.
In a way, it could be said it's between 40 to 600 years old !

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
The churchyard around St. Mary's Church has been described as the most beautiful churchyard in England !
Apart from the tomstones lie within, we can also see the yew trees which must be kept well...

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
Another photo of the tombstones in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church...In a way, these tombstones contribute to the beauty of the area.

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
Here on my photo we can see some tombstones which dated from 17th & 18th century ! All made from the local limestones & carved by the local masons...

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
St. Mary's Church is reknowned for its churchyard, with its 99 yew trees; Most of them are about 200 years old !
All are beautifully lined as you can see in my photo...

St. Mary's Church...

Painswick was originally called Wycke or Wykeham.The name changed to Wyke Pagani around 1150.
Painswick was also the first village that I came to on my 2nd day exploring The Costwolds !
First, me & Patrick came to this church called St. Mary's Church...