Burry Port is a small town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary (Moryd Llwchwr). The town's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census as well as 4,240 in 2012. The town is residence to a harbour as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the very first female to fly across the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows dune as well as marsh system, residence to a country park and the Cefn Sidan sands, exist close by. The community additionally has a honored musical heritage and also is additionally residence to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir as well as Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, however remains in reality still encompassed by Llanelli Town. It sits at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking southern towards the stunning Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a large area of burrow and marshland which historically inhabited many square miles of land, a lot of which has actually later been reclaimed. To the north of the community 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 kilometres). The land around the valley itself consists of huge quantities of coal along with limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr moves the size of the valley as well as joins its sibling river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly prior to flowing into Carmarthen Bay.
