A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CORRIS, or Corys, a township-chapelry, with a village, in Talyllyn parish, Merioneth; under Cader-Idris, 6 miles N by E of Machynlleth r. station. It has a post office, of the name of Corys, under Shrewsbury. Real property, £3, 459; of which £2, 305 are in quarries. Pop., 1, 150. The quarrying of slates, of excellent quality, is extensively carried on. A tram railway goes from the quarries to the Dovey, in Towyn parish; and a railway from this to iron-ore quarries in Dolgelly parish, was authorised in 1864. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Bangor. Value, £123. Patron, Earl Vane. The church was built in 1860.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Corris Tn Tal Y Llyn AP/CP Merionethshire AncC |
| Place names: | CORRIS | CORRIS OR CORYS | CORYS |
| Place: | Corris |
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