Etymology

Droylsden

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Today it means: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9098). Full definition →

Old English dryge
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  1. Old English · derived fromdryge“dry”
  2. English todayDroylsden

From Old English dryge (“dry”) + wella (“spring, well”) + denu (“valley”).

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