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 Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a po ...

. The village lies on the west bank of the

Afon Dulas The Afon Dulas, or North Dulas, is a river forming the border between Merionethshire/Gwynedd and Montgomeryshire/Powys in Wales. Another river called Afon Dulas joins the Dyfi from the south, upstream of its confluence with the North Dulas: loca ...

(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 The Afon Deri (sometimes known as the ''Afon Corris'') is a river in Mid Wales. It flows from the eastern flank of Mynydd Ty-Glas down to Corris, where it joins the Afon Dulas that flows south to the Afon Dyfi The River Dyfi (; ), also known ...

Corris railway station Corris is a station on the Corris Railway in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), Wales. It was built in 1859 when the railway was first opened as the Corris, Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad and was briefly the northern terminus of the line. It closed ...

is the headquarters and museum of the

Corris Railway The Corris Railway () is a narrow gauge railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys) in Mid-Wales. The line opened in 1859 as a horse tramway, running from quays on the River Dyfi ...

, a preserved narrow gauge railway. The area has a

community council A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. ...

. 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 Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

and residents for information and resources on various issues. The community elects one member to represent the Corris/Mawddwy ward on

Gwynedd Council Gwynedd Council, which calls itself by its Welsh name , is the governing body for the county of Gwynedd, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council administrates internally using the Welsh language. History The county of Gwynedd was c ...

. Besides Corris, the ward covers

Mawddwy Mawddwy is a Community (Wales), community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, and is 88.3 miles (142.2 km) from Cardiff and 172.8 miles (278.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Mawddwy was 622 with 59.5% of them able to speak We ...

community to the north-east. __NOTOC__

Notable people

Edward Hurst Davies Edward Hurst Davies (1855–1927) was a Welsh quarry manager and owner. Early life Davies was born in Corris in 1855. His father Edward Davies (1822–1874) was Edmund Buckley's quarry supervisor, who had re-opened Minllyn slate quarry at Din ...

(1855–1927) Quarry manager and owner *

Rhisiart Morgan Davies Rhisiart Morgan Davies (4 February 1903 – 1958) was a Welsh physicist. He was born in Corris, Gwynedd, and attended schools in Machynlleth and Dolgellau before, in 1921, winning a scholarship to study physics at the University College of Wale ...

(1903–1958) Welsh physicist *

Herbert Harold Disley Herbert Harold Disley (1900–1972) was a Welsh quarry manager. Early life Disley was born in Corris, a village in Gwynedd, in 1900. His father, Henry Herbert Disley (1872–1954), was the manager of the Aberllfenni slate quarries. Career I ...

quarry manager and father of John Disley. *

John Disley John Ivor Disley CBE (20 November 1928 – 8 February 2016) was a Welsh athlete. He competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase before co-founding the London Marathon and becoming active in sports promotion and administration. Biography ...

(1928–2016), Olympic medal winning athlete *

Kathy Jones Kathy Louise Jones (''née'' Sandells-Rees; born 1968) is a Welsh Anglican priest and chaplain. From January 2016 to June 2021, she was Dean of Bangor making her one of the most senior priests in the Church in Wales. Previously, she was the Lead ...

(born 1968), Anglican priest and Dean of Bangor

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External links

Corris Railway website

Corris Institute

Community Council
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