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Dursley is an hysteric market town in Gloucestershire, Merrie England. The town is situated 17 miles south of the city of Gloucester. Dursley lurks below the Cotswold Edge a limestone escarpment which leaves the town in a state of permanent darkness. As a result it is thought that the town was the inspiration for Mordor in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. To the east of Dursley lies the well known landmark of Cam Peak. This conical shaped hill has always thought to have been the product of natural erosion. Its conical shape was not attributed to volcanic activity until in 1987, it erupted.

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  • Dursley is an hysteric market town in Gloucestershire, Merrie England. The town is situated 17 miles south of the city of Gloucester. Dursley lurks below the Cotswold Edge a limestone escarpment which leaves the town in a state of permanent darkness. As a result it is thought that the town was the inspiration for Mordor in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. To the east of Dursley lies the well known landmark of Cam Peak. This conical shaped hill has always thought to have been the product of natural erosion. Its conical shape was not attributed to volcanic activity until in 1987, it erupted.
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  • Dursley is an hysteric market town in Gloucestershire, Merrie England. The town is situated 17 miles south of the city of Gloucester. Dursley lurks below the Cotswold Edge a limestone escarpment which leaves the town in a state of permanent darkness. As a result it is thought that the town was the inspiration for Mordor in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. To the east of Dursley lies the well known landmark of Cam Peak. This conical shaped hill has always thought to have been the product of natural erosion. Its conical shape was not attributed to volcanic activity until in 1987, it erupted. The name Dursley comes from two sources. Ley is Olde English for clearing hence Dursley means clearing in the Durs. Quite what Durs are, no one seems to know. Despite a population of 6000, endemic in breeding means the locals share only four surnames. Dursley has been condemned as one of the worst places to live according to the publication, Crap Towns Returns joining amongst others Bradford, Blackpool, Gateshead and the 2017 city of culture - Hull. To this day people who have had a bad experience still speak of going to Hull and back. It has to be said that Dursley's local architecture does not help. A Harrier jet once attempted to land on the library roof mistaking it for an aircraft carrier. Another architectural gem is Ye Olde Post Office situated in Parsonage Street. This monstrosity was completed in 1940 and subsequently extended to include a telephone exchange. The townspeople finish all sentences with the work 'look' pronounced lurrk. So they may say 'I am going to the pub lurrk', 'I have just seen a Harrier on the library roof lurrk'.
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