Burry Port
Burry Port is a village on the outskirts of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, pushing the Loughor tidewater (Moryd Llwchwr). The community's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census as well as 4,240 in 2012. The community is residence to a harbour as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the first lady to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows dune and also marsh system, house to a nation park and also the Cefn Sidan sands, lie close by. The community additionally has a proud music heritage and is likewise home to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir as well as Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port exists 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, but is in reality still incorporated by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking southern in the direction of the stunning Gower peninsula. West of the town's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a big area of burrow and also marshland which historically occupied numerous square miles of land, a lot of which has later been reclaimed. To the north of the town is capital Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. More 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 contains 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 right into Carmarthen Bay.
