Corris is a small rural parish on the southern fringes of Snowdonia in Gwynedd, Wales, set in a narrow valley beneath the foothills of Cadair Idris and within easy reach of Machynlleth and Dolgellau. The local landscape is defined by steep, slate‑scarred slopes, rivers and the remains of quarry workings and tramways that testify to its industrial past.
Historically the community grew around slate extraction and the narrow‑gauge Corris Railway; today those remnants provide industrial archaeology and form the basis for a modest tourist economy alongside farming and small crafts businesses, including a notable craft centre. Socially the parish remains a close‑knit, largely Welsh‑speaking rural community, balancing conservation of its landscape and heritage with outdoor recreation such as walking and climbing on the nearby hills.
Postcode districts covering Corris
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 18.8 miles
- Newtown 23.6 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Glantwymyn Parish 3 miles
- Machynlleth Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Cadfarch Parish 4.6 miles
- Pennal Parish 4.7 miles
- Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Parish 4.8 miles
- Corris a Mawddwy Ward 5 miles
- Bro Dysynni Ward 6.4 miles
- Aberdyfi Ward 7.1 miles
- De Dolgellau Ward 7.2 miles
- Gogledd Dolgellau Ward 7.2 miles
- Dolgellau Built-up area 7.4 miles
- Ysgubor-y-coed Parish 8.2 miles
Example postcodes in Corris
SY20 9BP, SY20 9SD, SY20 9RH, SY20 9RR, SY20 9TL, SY20 9BH, SY20 9RG, SY20 9BJ, SY20 9RD … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 63.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 81.6 miles
- Machynlleth Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Nant Gwernol Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Corris Ad
- Gwesty Minffordd Hotel 3.7 miles
- The Wynnstay 3 3.5 miles
- The White Lion Hotel 3.5 miles
- Wynnstay Hotel 3.5 miles
- Macdonald Plas Talgarth Resort 3 5.1 miles
- Glan Yr Afon 4 5.2 miles
- Royal Ship 3 7.4 miles
- Peniarth arms 3 9.4 miles
- Penmaenuchaf Hall Hotel 3 8.3 miles
- Penmaenuchaf Hotel 4 8.3 miles
Schools in Corris
- Ysgol Gynradd Dyffryn Dulas Primary
Local points of interest
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 5.1 miles
- Talybont Estate 10.1 miles
- Dolmelynllyn Estate Estate 11.1 miles
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 11.6 miles
- Plynlimon Mountains 12.2 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 17.7 miles
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 18.2 miles
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 18.2 miles
- National Library of Wales Library 18.4 miles
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 18.5 miles
- Commodore cinema Theatre 18.6 miles