Burry Port
Burry Port is a town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, resting on the Loughor estuary (Moryd Llwchwr). The town's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census and 4,240 in 2012. The community is home to a harbour as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the initial female to fly throughout the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows dune and wetland system, home to a country park and the Cefn Sidan sands, exist nearby. The community additionally has a happy musical heritage and also is likewise home to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, however remains in truth still included by Llanelli Town. It sits at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking southern towards the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the community's coastline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow and marshland which traditionally inhabited lots of square miles of land, a lot of which has actually later on been redeemed. To the north of the town is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Further 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 big quantities of coal along with sedimentary rock. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows the size of the valley and joins its sister river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before streaming into Carmarthen Bay.
