Burry Port
Burry Port is a town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, pushing the Loughor tidewater (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 as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the initial lady to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows dune and also wetland system, home to a nation park as well as the Cefn Sidan sands, exist nearby. The community additionally has a honored musical heritage and is likewise home to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, but is in truth still encompassed by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking south towards the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow and marshland which historically occupied lots of square miles of land, much of which has later been reclaimed. To the north of the community is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. More north exist the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for about twelve miles (19 kilometres). The land around the valley itself includes huge quantities of coal in addition to sedimentary rock. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows the size of the valley as well as joins its sis river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly prior to streaming right into Carmarthen Bay.