Corris Explained

Country:Wales
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Official Name:Corris
Coordinates:52.653°N -3.841°W
Static Image Name:Church at Corris - geograph.org.uk - 213906.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church at Corris
Community Wales:Corris
Unitary Wales:Gwynedd
Lieutenancy Wales:Gwynedd
Constituency Westminster:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Post Town:MACHYNLLETH
Postcode District:SY20
Postcode Area:SY
Os Grid Reference:SH755078
Dial Code:0165473

Corris is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, about 4.5miles north of the town of Machynlleth. The village lies on the west bank of the Afon Dulas (which here forms the boundary with Powys), around that river's confluence with the Afon Deri. Its railway station is the headquarters and museum of the Corris Railway, a preserved narrow gauge railway.

The area has a community council. The community council system replaced the former parish council system and tackles local issues, as well as acting as a contact point between local government and residents for information and resources on various issues. The community elects one member to represent the Corris/Mawddwy ward on Gwynedd Council.[1] Besides Corris, the ward covers Mawddwy community to the north-east.[2]

Notable people

Further reading

Slate Quarrying at Corris, by Alun John Richards, 1994,

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your Councillors . 2022-04-04 . Gwynedd Council.
  2. Web site: Election Maps: Great Britain . 4 April 2022 . Ordnance Survey.
  3. News: John Disley obituary . The Guardian . Peter Nichols . 17 February 2017.
  4. Web site: ‘Welcome home!’ for the Diocese of Bangor’s new Dean. Diocese of Bangor. Church in Wales. 28 January 2016. 21 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203131212/http://bangor.churchinwales.org.uk/news/2015/09/welcome-home-for-the-diocese-of-bangors-new-dean/. 3 February 2016. dead.