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Dursley

Dursley proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).

Proper noun

Dursley

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).
  2. A hamlet in Heywood parish, near Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8654).

Origin of Dursley

From Old English Deorsigeslēah, from the personal name Deorsiġe (“dear victory”) in the genitive case Deorsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Questions about Dursley

What does Dursley mean?
Dursley means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).
What part of speech is Dursley?
Dursley is a proper noun.

Words near Dursley in the dictionary

  1. Durrow
  2. Durrs
  3. durry
  4. Durrës
  5. dursen't
  6. Dursley
  7. dursn't
  8. Durso
  9. Dursos
  10. durst
  11. durste

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