Corris Uchaf
{{Short description|Village in Gwynedd, Wales}}
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{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| coordinates = {{coord|52.662|-3.859|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name = Corris Uchaf (geograph 2641138).jpg
| static_image_caption = Corris Uchaf
| official_name = Corris Uchaf
{{small|Upper Corris}}
| population =
| community_wales = Corris
| unitary_wales = Gwynedd
| lieutenancy_wales = Gwynedd
| constituency_westminster = Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Dwyfor Meirionnydd
| post_town = MACHYNLLETH
| postcode_district = SY20
| postcode_area = SY
| dial_code = 01654
| os_grid_reference = SH743088
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Corris Uchaf, also known as Upper Corris, is a village in the south of Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature. It lies about 1.5 miles north of Corris.
Description
The village lies in the valley of the Afon Deri (River Deri), and is threaded by the A487 trunk road between Dolgellau and Machynlleth. The Afon Deri runs into the Afon Dulas.
The quarries around the village are Abercwmeiddaw and Abercorris, Gaewern and Braichgoch.{{Cite web|title= John Lloyd|url=http://website.lineone.net/~dyfival1/histabercorr.htm?showpage=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815214133/http://website.lineone.net/~dyfival1/histabercorr.htm?showpage=true|archive-date=2018-08-15}} The narrow-gauge horse-drawn Upper Corris Tramway was part of the infrastructure which carried slate from the quarries to Machynlleth.{{Cite web|title=history aberlleffenni corris|url=http://website.lineone.net/~dyfival1/histabercorr.htm?showpage=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815214133/http://website.lineone.net/~dyfival1/histabercorr.htm?showpage=true|archive-date=2018-08-15}}
Corris Uchaf has a garden of Italian follies built by Mark and Muriel Bourne. A trust has been set up to care for the site.{{Cite web|last=Forgrave|first=Andrew|date=2021-05-29|title=The 'national treasure' hidden in North Wales woods and in danger of vanishing|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/amazing-national-treasure-hidden-gwynedd-20686072|access-date=2022-01-07|website=North Wales Live|language=en}}
File:Corris Uchaf NLW3361410.jpg
Corris Uchaf is under the route of what is known as the Mach Loop, a low-fly zone for military aircraft with the military prefix reference LFA7.{{Cite web|title=Military low flying: RAF operational low flying training timetable|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/operational-low-flying-training-timetable|access-date=2022-01-07|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Mach Loop - UK Low Level Flying by Military aircraft - Mach Loop Wales - MachLoop.co.uk|url=https://machloop.co.uk/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=machloop.co.uk}}
In the 2010s, approximately 100 abandoned cars were discovered in a flooded chamber of Gaewern quarry nicknamed the "Cavern of Lost Souls".{{Cite web|last=Forgrave|first=Andrew|date=2021-06-20|title=The underground 'car cave' hidden in abandoned North Wales mine that stunned urban explorers|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/underground-car-cave-hidden-abandoned-20839301|access-date=2022-01-07|website=North Wales Live|language=en}}
Government
The village has two representatives on Corris Community Council, currently Marit Olsson and Sharon Wells.{{Cite web |title=Cynghorwyr / Councillors |url=https://corriscommunitycouncil.com/cynghorwyr-councillors/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Cyngor Cymuned Corris Community Council |language=en-GB}} The council is responsible for addressing the local community's needs and maintaining community resources.{{Cite web |title=Cyngor Cymuned Corris Community Council |url=https://corriscommunitycouncil.com/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Cyngor Cymuned Corris Community Council |language=en-GB}}
Corris Uchaf is part of the Corris a Mawddwy electoral ward, currently represented at Gwynedd Council by John Pughe Roberts.{{Cite web |title=Councillor details - John Pughe Roberts |url=https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=132 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru}}
Notable residents
- Writer Geraint Goodwin lived in the village in 1938 and 1939.{{cite book|author=Meic Stephens|title=The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales|url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00meic|url-access=registration|date=April 1986|publisher=Oxford University Press}}
- Classical composer Otto Freudenthal lived in the village from 2006 to 2017.{{cite book|title=International Who's who in Classical Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GhL1AAAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Europa Publications Limited|isbn=978-1-85743-416-3}}
References
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External links
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- [https://corriscommunitycouncil.com Community council]
- [http://www.ecodyfi.org.uk Eco Dyfi Valley Partnership]
- [http://www.corriscraftcentre.co.uk Corris Craft Centre]
- [http://www.kingarthurslabyrinth.com King Arthur's Labyrinth]
- [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3499114 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Corris Uchaf and surrounding area]
- [https://corrisinstitiwt.wixsite.com/corrisinstitute Corris Institute]
- [https://www.wincilate.co.uk/about-us : winslate welsh slate]
- [https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/death-man-found-collapsed-gwynedd-19617208 : Death A489 Corris Uchaf]
- [https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/documents/s1586/Homelessness%20Scrutiny%20Investigation%20Report.pdf:Homeless hostel Corris Uchaf]
- [https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/inigo-jones-bosss-key-success-2755573: Inigo Jones]
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