Dursley
Built-up area in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.683, -2.35 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 75 98 |
| Population: | 14,992 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 |
Dursley is a compact market town in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, sitting on the southern edge of the Cotswolds beneath the Cotswold escarpment. It feels very much like a traditional country town, with a high street of independent shops and a tight-knit community, while the surrounding rolling countryside and nearby footpaths make it a handy base for walking and exploring the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically it grew from cloth and small-scale industry and later became well known for engineering, notably the Lister works, so you still get a mix of industrial heritage and rural character. The town has regular community events and practical rail connections via Cam and Dursley railway station into Gloucester and Bristol, which helps keep it both connected and quietly characterful.
Postcode districts covering Dursley
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 18.9 miles
- Gloucester 12.8 miles
- Cheltenham 18.5 miles
- Bath 21 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16.4 miles
- Stroud 6.6 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 10.3 miles
- Chippenham 18.3 miles
- Yate 10.2 miles
- Portishead 23.1 miles
- Nailsea 24.9 miles
- Tewkesbury 23 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cam East Ward 0.9 miles
- Upthorpe Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Cam Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Uley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- North Nibley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Cam West Ward 2 miles
- Stinchcombe Parish 2.2 miles
- Coaley and Uley Ward 2.5 miles
- Coaley Parish 2.6 miles
- Owlpen Parish 2.6 miles
- Nympsfield Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Frocester Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Dursley
GL11 4JU, GL11 4GN, GL11 4HR, GL11 4LH, GL11 4JF, GL11 5HB, GL11 4JN, GL11 4PB, GL11 4NE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 26.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47.1 miles
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Dursley Ad
- Swan Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 5.6 miles
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 5.6 miles
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 7 miles
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 5.5 miles
- The Close Hotel 4 8.7 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Hare & Hounds Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- Deangate Motel 8.6 miles
Schools in Dursley
- Dursley C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Rednock School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 4 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 5.1 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 7.4 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 7.8 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 11 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 14.1 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 15.2 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 15.5 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 15.7 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 15.8 miles