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 as well as 4,240 in 2012. The town is home to a harbour and also is where Amelia Earhart landed as the first woman to fly throughout the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune as well as marsh system, home to a country park and the Cefn Sidan sands, exist nearby. The community additionally has a proud music heritage and also is likewise house to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port exists 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, but remains in fact still included 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 large location of burrow and also marshland which historically inhabited many square miles of land, a lot of which has later been recovered. To the north of the town is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. More north exist the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for around twelve miles (19 km). The land around the valley itself contains big quantities of coal in addition to sedimentary rock. The Gwendraeth Fawr streams the size of the valley and joins its sister river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly prior to moving right into Carmarthen Bay.