Editing Dursley (section)

==Notable residents==

* [[William Tyndale]] (ca.1494 – ca.1536) an English biblical scholar, linguist and martyr; probably born at [[Slimbridge]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Tyndale, William | volume= 27 | pages = 498&ndash;499 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Edward Foxe]] (ca.1496 – 1538) an English churchman, [[Bishop of Hereford]]; he played a major role in [[Henry VIII]]'s divorce from [[Catherine of Aragon]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Fox, Edward | volume= 10 |last1= Pollard |first1= Albert Frederick |author1-link= Albert Pollard | page = 765 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[John Tippetts]] (1622–1692), [[Surveyor of the Navy]], born and raised in Dursley.<ref>ODNB: John Tippetts</ref>
* [[William Vizard]] (1774–1859) an English lawyer, known for his role in the 1820 [[Pains and Penalties Bill 1820|trial of Queen Caroline]]
* [[Mikael Pedersen]] (1855–1929), a Danish inventor invented the [[Pedersen bicycle]] in Dursley in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/ |title=Dursley Pedersen Bicycle Homepage – The ultimate site of Dursley Pedersen cycles<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=31 October 2005 |archive-date=25 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025053140/http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Peter Currell Brown]] (born 1936) writer, wrote the cult classic [[surrealist]] novel ''[[Smallcreep's Day]]'' in Dursley.
* [[Nicholas Wapshott]] (born 1952), journalist, broadcaster and author.
=== Sport ===
* [[Arthur Winterbotham (cricketer)|Arthur Winterbotham]] (1864–1936) an English first-class cricketer
* [[Henry Witchell]] (1906–1965) an English first-class cricketer
* [[Dave Bruton (footballer)|David Bruton]] (born 1952) a former footballer, with over 290 appearances mainly with [[Swansea City A.F.C.]]
* [[Max Hall (racing driver)|Max Hall]] (born 2007), racing driver