English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Dursley Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Longhope

Historical Forms

  • Derleye 1327 SR
  • Durlyes 1634 Inq
  • Durley Cross 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

, Derleye 1327SR (p), Durlyes 1634 Inq,Durley Cross 1675 Ogilby , ' clearing frequented by deer ' , v. dēor , lēah ; it was a cross on the road to Ross .