Dursley

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Dursley

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

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Gloucestershire)
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