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 and also 4,240 in 2012. The community is house to a harbour as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the initial lady to fly across the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune as well as wetland system, house to a nation park as well as the Cefn Sidan sands, lie nearby. The town also has a honored musical heritage as well as is likewise residence to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, however remains in reality still encompassed by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor estuary, looking south in the direction of the stunning Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow and marshland which traditionally occupied many square miles of land, much of which has actually later on been reclaimed. To the north of the town is capital Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. More 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 big quantities of coal in addition to limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows the length of the valley as well as joins its sibling river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before moving right into Carmarthen Bay.