IHouse · listed 1955Beacon HousePhoto: Mertbiol · CC0
Beacon House · Photo: Mertbiol · CC0A+History Grade
History of Painswick · Historic England
Old homes in Painswick: 45% built before 1919
The typical town has 15%: Painswick has 3 times the share. Historic England lists 242 buildings inside Painswick’s built-up area, 1,320 for every 10,000 residents. We have photos of 10 of its listed buildings. Painswick grades A+ for history.
Listed buildings
242
1,320 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
3
exceptional interest
Grade II*
12
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
0
2 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
45%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Painswick in 10 photos
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Church of St MaryGrade I listed
CardynhamGrade II* listed
Dover Cottage and Dover HouseGrade II* listed
John Bryan Monument Circa 25 Metres in the Churchyard South East of Lych Gate to the Church of St MaryGrade II* listed
Loveday and Unidentified Monuments Circa 5 Metres East of East Chancel Wall in the Churchyard of the Church of St MaryGrade II* listed+5See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Painswick’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Park or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
242 listed buildings by grade
3 Grade I12 Grade II*227 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The 3 Grade I listed buildings in Painswick
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. 2 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IChurch · listed 1955Church of St MaryPhoto: Hugh Llewelyn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1955Court House
Grade II*
The 12 Grade II* listed buildings in Painswick
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 8 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1955CardynhamPhoto: Andrew W Kerr · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1955Dover Cottage Dover HouseOn the list as Dover Cottage and Dover HousePhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1990John Bryan Monument Circa 25 Metres in the Churchyard South East of Lych Gate to the Church of St MaryPhoto: Andrew W Kerr · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1990Loveday and Unidentified Monuments Circa 5 Metres East of East Chancel Wall in the Churchyard of the Church of St MaryPhoto: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1990New HallPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1955The GablesPhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Public · listed 1955The Post Office and the BeehivePhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*House · listed 1955Yew Tree HousePhoto: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1955Byfield House
What’s protected
Most of Painswick’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas128
Churches, chapels & priories57
Walls, gates & bridges30
Inns, shops & warehouses11
Public & civic buildings9
Street furniture6
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
128 entries (53%) are houses, terraces and villas. 57 are churches, chapels and priories, including 1 of the 3 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
227 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
The first 150 of 227 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Allandale CottageAmesbury, 3 Vicarage StreetAshleighAshton HouseBaker Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the Church of St MaryBank HouseBaptist ChapelBeaconsfield HouseBirmingham HouseBlack Horse CottageBliss and Two Unidentified Monuments Circa 17 Metres East of Chancel in Churchyard of the Church of St MaryBliss and Unidentified Monuments Circa 18 Metres West of Gateway to St Mary's St in the Churchyard of the Church of St MaryBoundary Wall and Gates to Yew Tree HouseBrook HouseBrooklands CloseBurdock Builders YardButt HouseCambrayCapp Mill CottageCapp Mill HouseCastle HaleCastle and Three Unidentified Memorials in the Churchyard Circa 5 Metres South of South Porch to Church of St MaryCaudwel and 4 Unidentified Monuments Circa 17 Metres North West of Corner of Tower in Churchyard to Church of St MaryClevelandsCongregational ChapelCosy Cot YewleighCotswold CottageCotswold HouseCounty Library Dean House the Old School House (Including Front Boundary Wall and Piers)Court CottageCox Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the Church of St MaryCranmore CottageCroft HouseDay by DayDialtrystDozmary CottageDry Knapps HouseDynevor HouseEbenezer ChapelFairviewFalkland HouseFive Poole Monuments Circa 6 Metres North of North Aisle in Churchyard of the Church of St MaryFour Monuments in the Churchyard Circa 25 Metres East of the Lych Gate to the Church of St MaryFour Monuments in the Churchyard Circa 7.5 Metres South of West Tower to the Church of St MaryFour Unidentified Monuments Circa 2 Metres South of South Aisle Wall in the Churchyard of the Church of St MaryFour Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard Circa 8 Metres North of the Church of St MaryFourways and House to LeftGarden Pavilion to the Gyde AlmshousesGardner and One Unidentified Monuments South of South Aisle to the Church of St MaryGardner and Unidentified Monuments Circa 12 Metres West of Gateway to St Mary's Street in the Churchyard of St Mary's ChurchGate Pier Attached to St Mary's CottageGate Piers to St Mary's ChurchGatepiers and Walls to Burdock, Builders' YardGatepiers and Walls to Cotswold HouseGatepiers and Walls to Hazelbury HouseGatepiers to Churchyard of Church of St MaryGatepiers to Churchyard, Church of St Mary, Opposite HazelburyGatepiers to Painswick HotelGazebo Circa 35 Metres North of HamfieldGlendale HouseGolden HeartGreening Monument Circa 21 Metres North East of Lychgate in Churchyard to Church of St MaryGyde BarnGyde House and Terrace Wall with StepsGyde Monument Circa 15 Metres North East of Lych Gate in Churchyard to Church of St. MaryHale Cottage with Boundary WallHalfpenny CottageHamand AntiquesHambutts EndHambutts HouseHamfieldHarris Monument Circa 43 Metres South East of North Gateway to Churchyard of Church of St MaryHazelbury CottageHazelbury HouseHg Walklett PremisesHill HouseHillfoot CottageHillview CottageHillworth CottageHillworth House with Boundary Wall and PierHolder Monument Circa 7 Metres East of Greening Monument in Churchyard to Church of St MaryJasmine CottageJohn Baylis Monument in the Churchyard Circa 20 Metres North of the North Aisle to the Church of St MaryJohn Cook Monument in the Churchyard Circa 14 Metres North of St Peter's Chapel to the Church of St MaryJohn Harris Monument in the Churchyard Circa 11 Metres South of South West Corner of Aisle to the Church of St MaryJoseph Cooke Monument in the Churchyard Circa 27 Metres South West of West Tower to the Church of St MaryJubilee LampK6 Telephone KioskKingsburyKnap Orchard HouseKnapp CottageKnight and Phillips monuments circa.32 metres south east of north gateway to churchyard of Church of St MaryLamp HouseLander Monument Circa 16 Metres North West Corner of Tower in the Church of St MaryLewis and 4 Unidentified Monuments Circa 17 Metres North West Corner of Tower in Churchyard to Church of St MaryLittle FleeceLittle MondaysLodge to Gyde House with GatepiersLovedays CottageLovedays GardenLudloesLullingworth House the CottageMadison HouseMerrillsMilestone in Gloucester Road, PainswickMills and Two Unidentified Monuments Circa 10 Metres South of North Gateway to Churchyard of Church of St MaryMilton CottageMoonrakersMoseley Monument Circa 5 Metres North East of Lych Gate in Churchyard to Church of St. MaryNutgrove HouseOld FleecePackersPainswick HotelPainswick House Lodge, gatepiers and flanking dwarf wallsPainswick Mill CottagePainswick Mill HousePainswick Quaker Meeting HousePiers and Quadrant Walls at Entrance to LullingworthPiers, Boundary Walls and Railings to Dover HousePortico Piers and Walls to Hambutts HousePortlett CottageRed Lion HouseRetaining Wall in Garden Adjoining and to East of Court HouseRoman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St ThereseRosemary CottageRosswayRozel CottageRussell HouseSelsdonShoestring CottageSix Hamlett Monuments Adjacent to Gyde Monument in Churchyard to Church of St MarySix Monuments Circa 25 Metres North of Tower in Churchyard of Church of St MarySix Palling Monuments in the Churchyard Circa 7 Metres North West of West Tower to the Church of St MarySkinners Mill and CottageSouthfield House with Area RailingsSpire HouseSpring CottageSt AndrewsSt AnnesSt Mary's CottageSt Michael's RestaurantSt Peters CottageStable Block at Brook HouseStocks CottageStone House AntiquesStoneleighTabitha'sThe Brew HouseThe ChumThe Chur
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 25% of Painswick
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Painswick20 ha
Gyde House5 ha
25 hain conservation areas, of 100 ha inside the built-up area.
216 of the 242 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Painswick’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1990
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1990 · 1671955 · 63
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 63 entries were listed in 1955, 3 of the 3 Grade I buildings among them. 167 came in 1990, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 2 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
2 registered parks and gardens
Painswick HouseGrade II*
St Mary's, PainswickGrade II
History Grade
Painswick grades A+ for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (263 points, 1,435 per 10,000 residents)More than 98% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (45%)More than 96% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Homes by age
45% of Painswick’s homes were built before 1919
Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).
43%
Before 1900
3.1%
1900–18
2%
1919–29
6.9%
1930s
7%
1945–54
8.6%
1955–64
9.5%
1965–72
7.1%
1973–82
4.9%
1983–92
1.6%
1993–99
5.7%
2000–08
0.4%
2009–15
0.4%
2016–25
PainswickEngland & Wales
43% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was 1965–72, which added 9.5% of today’s homes.
Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (17 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.
Born here
5 notable people born in Painswick before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Madame Restell
Hugh Algernon Weddell
Edward Stanton
Albert Estcourt
Ernest Sibree
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Hugh Algernon Weddell1819–1877 · Anglo-French botanist, physician, and explorer (1819-1877)
Madame Restell1812–1878 · American abortionist
Edward Stanton1827–1907 · British officer and diplomat (1827–1907)
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Albert Estcourt1835–1909 · English builder and stone mason
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Ernest Sibree1859–1927 · British Egyptologist
Everyone born in Painswick → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Painswick has the 15th most Grade I buildings of 1,578 towns its size
Places of 1,000–3,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Painswick
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painswick | 1,833 | 242 | 3 | A+ |
| Whiteshill and Randwick | 1,442 | 21 | 0 | A |
| Stroud | 26,073 | 396 | 2 | A |
| Upton St Leonards | 1,132 | 32 | 0 | A |
| Brockworth | 12,007 | 14 | 1 | C− |
| Chalford | 6,665 | 113 | 0 | A |
| Brimscombe and Thrupp | 2,187 | 34 | 0 | A |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 21,125 | 17 | 0 | C− |
In brief
Painswick in brief
Few towns are as rich in listed heritage as Painswick: per resident it has more than 98% of UK towns. All told, the list holds 242 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. Its housing is old: 45% of homes date from before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town. Its Grade I buildings cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Beacon House.
Only 14 of the 1,578 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas. Most entries on the list, 53%, are houses, terraces and villas.
Questions about Painswick’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Painswick?
Historic England lists 242 buildings inside Painswick’s built-up area: 3 Grade I, 12 Grade II* and 227 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Painswick?
3, including Beacon House, Church of St Mary and Court House.
How many conservation areas are there in Painswick?
2, covering about 25 hectares of the town. The largest are Painswick and Gyde House.
When were Painswick’s buildings listed?
The first in 1955; the most, 167, in 1990.
Who was born in Painswick?
Among people born before 1900: Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819), Madame Restell (1812), Edward Stanton (1827), Albert Estcourt (1835) and Ernest Sibree (1859).
How old are the homes in Painswick?
45% of homes were built before 1919 and 54% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.
Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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