Dursley
Sign in to saveDursley is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the cities of Bristol and Gloucester. It is under the northeast flank of Stinchcombe Hill, and about southeast of the River Severn. The town is adjacent to the village of Cam. The population of Dursley was 7,463 at the 2021 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Market town
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Dursley
- UK place.population
- 7,463
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Dursley
- UK place.shire_district
- Stroud
- UK place.shire_county
- Gloucestershire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stroud
- UK place.post_town
- DURSLEY
- UK place.postcode_district
- GL11
- UK place.postcode_area
- GL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01453
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ST756981
- UK place.static_image_name
- Dursley Market House (geograph 2838109).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Dursley Town Hall and St James the Great parish church.
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Dursley is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the cities of Bristol and Gloucester. It is under the northeast flank of Stinchcombe Hill, and about southeast of the River Severn. The town is adjacent to the village of Cam. The population of Dursley was 7,463 at the 2021 Census.
==History== The name Dursley derives from the Old English deorsigeslēah meaning 'Deorsige's wood or clearing'.