Corris

Corris
Church at Corris
Corris is located in Gwynedd
Corris
Corris
Location within Gwynedd
OS grid referenceSH755078
Community
  • Corris
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMACHYNLLETH
Postcode districtSY20
Dialling code0165473
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
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52°39′11″N 3°50′28″W / 52.653°N 3.841°W / 52.653; -3.841


Map of the community
Corris circa 1885

Corris is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, about 4.5 miles (7 km) 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. 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 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. Besides Corris, the ward covers Mawddwy community to the north-east.


Buildings and architecture

Former Vicarage

The former vicarage for Holy Trinity Church, Corris, was commissioned in the 1870s and designed by the architect Henry Kennedy (1814–1896), who undertook extensive ecclesiastical and parochial work across north-west Wales during the nineteenth century.[circular reference] A tender notice for the construction of the Corris vicarage was published in 1874.

The vicarage occupies a hillside position above the A487 between Corris and Machynlleth. Historically, it was approached from the village by a footpath along the slope overlooking the Dulas valley. The building reflects Kennedy's characteristic approach to rural clerical residences, combining practical siting with the broader programme of parish development in Gwynedd during the late Victorian period.

The Church in Wales sold the property in 1973 for £11,000, after which it was converted into a public house. In the late twentieth and early twenty-first century it returned to use as an accommodation venue, making the building accessible to the public once again.

Notable people

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Your Councillors". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Henry Kennedy (architect)". Wikipedia.
  4. ↑ "Corris Vicarage: Tender for Builders (1874)". Welsh Newspapers Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Auction of Former Vicarage, Corris (1972)". Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Peter Nichols (17 February 2017). "John Disley obituary". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "'Welcome home!' for the Diocese of Bangor's new Dean". Diocese of Bangor. Church in Wales. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Maespoeth Junction   Corris Railway   Terminus
  Historical railways  
Maespoeth Junction   Corris Railway   Garneddwen