Word info

Dursley

Proper noun

Meaning

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).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I like playing Vernon Dursley in 'Harry Potter,' because that gives me a license to be horrible to kids. I hate the odious business of sucking up to the public. Richard Griffiths

Dudley was the only child of Vernon and Petunia Dursley. Source: Internet

Dumbledore leaves Harry upon the doorstep of the Dursley home with a letter explaining the situation. Source: Internet

He knows that Harry will be protected by the special magic caused by his mother's sacrifice, after he evokes the magic of the bond of blood and Harry's aunt, his mother's sister - Petunia Evans Dursley, sealed it by accepting her nephew into her home. Source: Internet

They married on June 12 1948 and made their home in Stamford, before relocating to Dursley in 1971 where they have lived ever since. Source: Internet

Mr Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills. Source: Internet

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