Droylsden

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/ˈdɹɔɪlzdən/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9098).

OriginOld English dryge →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9098).

Origin

  1. Old Englishdryge“dry”
  2. EnglishDroylsden

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

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APA

Droylsden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Droylsden

MLA

“Droylsden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Droylsden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Droylsden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Droylsden.

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