Dursley

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proper noun

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

OriginOld English Deorsigeslēah →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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

  1. Old EnglishDeorsigeslēah
  2. EnglishDursley

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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