Sheepscombe is a small village in the civil parish of Painswick, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Sheepscombe is located some 6.5 miles south-east of the city of Gloucester, 6 miles north-east of the town of Stroud, and 1.5 miles east of the village of Painswick. It lies in a narrow valley, hidden behind the Cotswold scarp, and just of…Sheepscombe is a small village in the civil parish of Painswick, in the Stroud district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Sheepscombe is located some 6.5 miles south-east of the city of Gloucester, 6 miles north-east of the town of Stroud, and 1.5 miles east of the village of Painswick. It lies in a narrow valley, hidden behind the Cotswold scarp, and just off the A46 and B4070 roads.