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).
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