Burry Port
Burry Port is a small town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor tidewater (Moryd Llwchwr). The community's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census and 4,240 in 2012. The town is house to a harbour and is where Amelia Earhart landed as the very first woman to fly throughout the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune and wetland system, house to a nation park and the Cefn Sidan sands, lie nearby. The community likewise has a pleased musical heritage and also is additionally home to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port exists 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, yet is in fact still included by Llanelli Town. It sits at the mouth of the Loughor estuary, looking southern towards the stunning Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a large location of burrow as well as marshland which traditionally occupied numerous square miles of land, much of which has actually later been recovered. To the north of the town is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Additional north exist the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for about twelve miles (19 kilometres). The land around the valley itself includes large amounts of coal along with limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows the size of the valley as well as joins its sibling river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before flowing into Carmarthen Bay.
