Dursley.
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).
Meaning & usage
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598).
A hamlet in Heywood parish, near Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8654).
Where this word comes from
From Old English Deorsigeslēah, from the personal name Deorsiġe (“dear victory”) in the genitive case Deorsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
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