Burry Port
Burry Port is a village on the outskirts of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, resting on the Loughor estuary (Moryd Llwchwr). The community's population was 4,209 in the 2001 census as well as 4,240 in 2012. The community is residence to a harbour as well as is where Amelia Earhart landed as the initial woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune and also marsh system, house to a nation park and also the Cefn Sidan sands, exist nearby. The town also has a happy music heritage as well as is likewise home to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port exists 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, but remains in fact still incorporated by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking southern towards the attractive Gower peninsula. West of the community's coastline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow and marshland which traditionally inhabited many square miles of land, a lot of which has actually later on been recovered. To the north of the town is capital Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Additional north exist the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for about twelve miles (19 km). The land around the valley itself has big quantities of coal in addition to limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr flows the size of the valley as well as joins its sis river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before streaming into Carmarthen Bay.
