Corris is a village in the county of

Gwynedd Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...

, Wales, about north of the town of Machynlleth. The village lies on the west bank of the Afon Dulas (which here forms the boundary with

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

), around that river's confluence with the Afon Deri. Corris 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

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and residents for information and resources on various issues. The community elects one member to represent the Corris/Mawddwy ward on Gwynedd Council. Besides Corris, the ward covers Mawddwy community to the north-east. __NOTOC__

Notable people

* Edward Hurst Davies (1855–1927) Quarry manager and owner * Rhisiart Morgan Davies (1903–1958) Welsh physicist * Herbert Harold Disley quarry manager and father of John Disley. * John Disley (1928–2016), Olympic medal winning athlete * Kathy Jones (born 1968), Anglican priest and Dean of Bangor

References

External links

Corris Railway website

Corris Institute

Community Council
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