Burry Port
Burry Port is a village on the outskirts of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, pushing the Loughor estuary (Moryd Llwchwr). The town's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census as well as 4,240 in 2012. The community is house to a harbour and also is where Amelia Earhart landed as the initial female to fly across the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune and also wetland system, house to a country park as well as the Cefn Sidan sands, lie nearby. The community likewise has a honored music heritage and also is also residence to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, yet remains in truth still incorporated by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor estuary, looking south towards the attractive Gower peninsula. West of the community's coastline is Pembrey Burrows, a big location of burrow as well as marshland which traditionally inhabited many square miles of land, much of which has actually later been redeemed. To the north of the town is capital Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Additional north lie the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for around twelve miles (19 kilometres). The land around the valley itself contains large quantities of coal in addition to sedimentary rock. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows the length of the valley and also joins its sister river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before moving right into Carmarthen Bay.