Burry Port
Burry Port is a village on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, pushing the Loughor tidewater (Moryd Llwchwr). The community's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census and also 4,240 in 2012. The community is residence to a harbour and also is where Amelia Earhart landed as the very first female to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune as well as marsh system, house to a nation park and the Cefn Sidan sands, lie close by. The town additionally has a honored music heritage and also is likewise house to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port exists 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, but is in reality still included by Llanelli Town. It sits at the mouth of the Loughor estuary, looking south towards the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the community's coastline is Pembrey Burrows, a large area of burrow as well as marshland which traditionally inhabited lots of square miles of land, a lot of which has actually later been redeemed. To the north of the community is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. More north lie the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for about twelve miles (19 km). The land around the valley itself contains big quantities of coal along with limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr moves the length of the valley and also joins its sibling river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before streaming into Carmarthen Bay.