Burry Port
Burry Port is a town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying 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 community is house to a harbour and also is where Amelia Earhart landed as the first lady to fly across the Atlantic Sea. The Pembrey Burrows dune and also marsh system, house to a nation park and also the Cefn Sidan sands, exist nearby. The town likewise has a pleased music heritage and is additionally house to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port exists 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, but is in reality still included by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking southern towards the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the town's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow as well as marshland which traditionally inhabited numerous square miles of land, a lot of which has actually later been redeemed. To the north of the community is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Further 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 consists of large quantities of coal in addition to sedimentary rock. The Gwendraeth Fawr streams the length of the valley and also joins its sis river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly prior to flowing right into Carmarthen Bay.