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Corris Uchaf

Corris Uchaf, also known as Upper Corris, is a village in the south of in , . The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature. It lies about 1.5 miles north of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Corris Institute and Corris Railway Museum.

Community center
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community center.

Museum
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Memorial
Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The in is a memorial obelisk commemorating Alfred W. Hughes, who served as a surgeon in the Second Boer War. Hughes died of fever in in 1900.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberllefenni and Esgairgeiliog.

Village
Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the south of , Wales. It lies in the historic county of , in the valley of the , and in the community of . is situated 1½ miles east of Corris Uchaf.

Village
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is a village in , Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and ' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and the lies about a mile south of the village. is situated 2 miles southeast of Corris Uchaf.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in southern in , 2 miles north of and 14 miles southeast of . Nearby is the former Llwyngwern quarry, which is now the . is situated 3 miles south of Corris Uchaf.

Corris Uchaf

Latitude
52.66296° or 52° 39′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.85804° or 3° 51′ 29″ west
Population
200
Elevation
984 feet (300 metres)
Open location code
9C4RM47R+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29739678
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7522128
Wiki­data ID
Q5173016
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Corris Uchaf” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Corris Uchaf”
  • Cebuano: “Upper Corris”
  • Dutch: “Corris Uchaf”
  • French: “Corris Uchaf”
  • German: “Corris Uchaf”
  • Irish: “Corris Uchaf”
  • Swedish: “Upper Corris”
  • Welsh: “Corris Uchaf”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Abercorris and Cwm yr Hengae.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abercwmeiddaw Slate Quarry and Abercorris Slate Quarry.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Corris Uchaf”. Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.