Burry Port
Burry Port is a small town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, resting on the Loughor tidewater (Moryd Llwchwr). The town's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census and also 4,240 in 2012. The town is home to a harbour as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the very first lady to fly throughout the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune and also wetland system, home to a nation park and also the Cefn Sidan sands, lie close by. The town additionally has a happy musical heritage and is also house to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, but is in reality still included by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking southern towards the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a big area of burrow and marshland which traditionally occupied numerous square miles of land, much of which has actually later on been redeemed. To the north of the town is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Additional 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 has huge amounts of coal as well as limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr streams the length of the valley as well as joins its sister river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly prior to moving right into Carmarthen Bay.
