Corris

Corris

Coordinates: 52°39′13″N 3°50′31″W / 52.6536°N 3.8419°W / 52.6536; -3.8419

Corris
Corris is located in Gwynedd
Corris

 Corris shown within Gwynedd
OS grid reference SH755078
Principal area Gwynedd
Ceremonial county Gwynedd
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MACHYNLLETH
Postcode district SY20
Dialling code 0165473
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Welsh Assembly Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places: UK • Wales • Gwynedd
The Corris Institute
The entrance to King George's Field next door to the junior school

Corris is a village in the south of Snowdonia in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. Although the Snowdonia National Park covers much of the area around Corris, the village is not within the park. The name is possibly derived from the English word "quarries"[citation needed], and the extensive slate quarries that surround the village are its most prominent historical feature. However, The Place Names of Wales (published Newport, 1912) states : "We find the forms Corys and Corus in the Cambrian Register for 1795. Some think the place takes its name from a saint called Corus. It is also said that Cunedda Wedig had a son called Coras. Others think that the river which gives the place its name, was called Corus from its making round excavations in the angles of its banks."

The population of Corris community is over 600.

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Geography

Corris lies on the west bank of the Afon (river) Dulas, which here forms the county boundary between the counties of Gwynedd (formerly Sir Meirionnydd/Merionethshire) and Powys (formerly Sir Drefaldwyn/Montgomeryshire), Powys being to the east of the river. The Afon Deri (shown on early maps as the Afon Corris) runs through the village before joining the Dulas. The ancient Roman road between northern and southern Roman Wales, Sarn Helen, probably ran through the village. The settlement now known as Corris was at one time known as Abercorris (spelt Abercorys on some early maps), when the old turnpike road from Dolgellau to Machynlleth ran through the village. The modern A487 trunk road was built by the quarry owners in the 1840s and bypasses the village.

On the bluff above the village, known as the Braich Goch, stands a memorial to Alfred Hughes, of Fronwen, near Garneddwen, who established a hospital in South Africa during the Boer War.

Further up the Deri valley is the village of Corris Uchaf (Upper Corris).

Heritage

The area is known for its natural history and for its industrial heritage. The Corris Craft Centre at Braichgoch showcases the work of local craftspeople. Several former slate mines penetrate the hillsides, and parts of what was once Braichgoch Quarry can be visited on a tourist trip called "King Arthur's Labyrinth". Two miles south of Corris is the Centre for Alternative Technology.

Corris Railway Station

The narrow gauge Corris Railway from Aberllefenni used to pass through Corris. Corris Station was unusual in British narrow gauge railways in having an overall roof covering the main line through the station, although this was removed soon after the railway closed in 1948. Although the buildings containing the carriage shed, waiting room, stationmaster's office and toilets were demolished in 1968, the adjacent railway stable block, comprising parcels office, coachhouse, harness room and hayloft, still survives and is now used as the Corris Railway Museum. North of the station the line was carried over the Afon Deri on a high stone bridge, adjacent to the similar bridge carrying the main street through the village. This bridge is still standing.

The railway carried slate through Machynlleth to be shipped from quays at Derwenlas and Morben on the River Dyfi. The line from Corris to Maespoeth Junction has been restored, and passengers are carried by steam train on this section, with plans to extend further south in due course. Much of the abandoned route northwards to Aberllefenni and southwards to Machynlleth can still be traced.

The village

Corris has a junior school, Ysgol Dyffryn Dulas, (formerly Ysgol Gynradd Corris).

Out of the many chapels in the village, only Salem remains open for worship, along with Holy Trinity Church. Corris was formerly a part of the parish of Talyllyn, but the church now shares its vicar with Pennal, while local government is provided by Corris Community Council, which serves the villages on the Meirionnydd side of the Dulas valley.

Another notable building in the village is the half timbered Corris Institute, built in 1911, which has recently undergone a major refurbishment, completed in late 2006.

At the junction between the A487 and the road into the village is the Braich Goch Inn which was originally a coaching Inn on the Londonderry Estate. Now the Braich Goch is a bunkhouse for walkers, kayakers and mountain bikers.

Corris is host to two Festivals. In February there is the Gwyl Cwrw Corris Beer Festival and September sees the Gwyl Corris Festival of Music.

External links

Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Maespoeth Junction   Corris Railway   Terminus
Historical railways
Maespoeth Junction   Corris Railway   Garneddwen

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