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  Dursley
Dursley nestles amidst beautiful scenery on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment, above the Vale of Berkeley and the River Severn.
Dursley is situated in the administrative district of Stroud in the county of Gloucestershire.
Dursley is twinned with the town of Bovenden, near Göttingen in Germany.
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  Dursley Location Information....
Dursley is the second largest town in the
The Dursley Tabernacle United Reform Church was built in 1808.
All traces of the moated castle and the gatehouse have disappeared.
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 Dursley Pedersen Bicycle Homepage - The ultimate site of Dursley Pedersen cycles
Pedersen of Dursley, with that ingenuity for which he is known, has recently constructed a safety bicycle of remarkable character.
It's weight is only nineteen pounds and the maker has tested the strength in an extraordinary way, he having ridden it up Whiteway (a very steep hill) in Dursley, England.
I created this site to spread the knowledge of, first and foremost the The Pedersen Cycle, but also to give you a chance to get some knowledge of the inventor Mr.
www.dursley-pedersen.net   (292 words)

  
 The Dursley Railway
The origins of the Dursley Railway revolve around the existence of the cloth-making industry in the Cam valley back in the early 19th Century.
Dursley, however was at a disadvantage compared with similar mills in the Stroud valleys which had direct transport links with the Stroudwater and Thames and Severn canals and the Great Western Railway.
The final British Railways train left Dursley station on June 28th 1968 after which the branch was shortened and operated effectively as a private siding.
www.dursleyglos.plus.com /dursleyglos/html/dursley/railway/railway.htm   (593 words)

  
 GENUKI: Dursley, Gloucestershire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
It is a station on the Dursley branch of the Midland railway.
County and manor courts are held, and a board of guardians meet regularly for the Dursley Poor-law Union, which embraces 11 parishes.
Two miles to the N.E. of Dursley, on Nibley Knoll, is a memorial to Tyndale, the martyr, and translator of the Bible.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/GLS/Dursley/Gaz1868.html   (526 words)

  
 Harry Potter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main character, a boy named Harry Potter, is an orphan who lives with his cruel relatives, the Dursleys.
However, as his eleventh birthday approaches, Harry begins to be aware of his differences, and on his eleventh birthday, has his first contact with the magical world when he is notified by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that he is in fact a wizard and has been chosen to attend.
The Dursleys: These are Harry's vile Muggle (non-magical) relatives, and the only remaining relatives that he has.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_Potter   (7293 words)

  
 HPL: The Dursley Family
Vernon and Petunia Dursley are Harry Potter's aunt and uncle, his only living relatives.
The irony is that the Dursleys don't realize that they are far from normal themselves.
In their hatred and fear of magic the Dursleys don't seem to have spared a scrap of love, comfort or affection for Harry (GF36); in fact they have persistently abused him in various ways:
www.hp-lexicon.org /muggle/dursley.html   (502 words)

  
 DURSLEY ROAD CLUB
The premier club catering for all aspects of cycle racing based on the town of Dursley, about halfway between Bristol and Gloucester.
We have a very active membership and promote a full calender of races in the summer and regular club runs in the off-season
Neil Dimon - Dursley 10 record holder - 20:22
www.dursleyroadclub.org.uk   (75 words)

  
 Property to buy in Dursley
Going into Dursley, still following the A4135, turn left at traffic lights, go past the old Town Hall building in the centre of the road with the church on your left.
A unique modern detached house, secluded and elevated, set in generous private gardens with super views to the front.
This 3 bedroom detached character cottage located in the popular village of Cam and facing Stinchcombe Hill has parking for a number of vehicles, together with a pretty garden to the rear.
www.rightmove.co.uk /property-for-sale-in--dursley--gloucestershire.rsp/svr/1012   (380 words)

  
 Harry Potter WarCry™   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Dursley was unable to keep Harry Potter from his Hogwarts letter.
Looks a bit like Vernon Dursley (her brother) and wears tweed.
Harry blew her up in POA, but she was found and her memory of the incident erased.
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 Knowhere: Dursley, Gloucestershire, Inside Information, Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know
Many a young girl was deflowered by the riverside and many a young boy whiles away his time spitting and pissing in the water.
Dursley - A One horse Town, where even the horse left due to boredom and the desire to get a life.
The weed-hole, top of dursley, by the round about, The recreation ground, home of durley drugged up townie shits...
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 Harry Potter Fan Zone | Dictionary
Dudley Dursley's dreadful aunt, sister to Vernon Dursley and no friend of Harry's.
Firm where Harry's uncle Vernon Dursley is a director.
Lily is the sister of Petunia Dursley who is decidedly un-wizardly.
www.harrypotterfanzone.com /?ID=info/dictionary   (4748 words)

  
 MuggleNet | The Books
As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year.
Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.
Normally safe at the Dursley's, Harry suffers an almost fatal dementor attack before being taken to the secret headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, a special group of wizards united in their efforts to defeat Voldemort and his followers.
www.mugglenet.com /books   (2672 words)

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