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 and 4,240 in 2012. The town is house to a harbour and 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, lie nearby. The town additionally has a honored musical heritage and also is likewise residence to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and also Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli town centre, but remains in truth still incorporated by Llanelli Town. It sits at the mouth of the Loughor tidewater, looking south towards the attractive Gower peninsula. West of the town's coastline is Pembrey Burrows, a huge area of burrow and also marshland which traditionally inhabited many square miles of land, much of which has actually later been reclaimed. To the north of the community is capital Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Further north exist the Gwendraeth Valleys. The Gwendraeth Fawr runs north easterly from Kidwelly for around twelve miles (19 kilometres). The land around the valley itself has large quantities of coal in addition to limestone. The Gwendraeth Fawr streams the size of the valley and also joins its sibling river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before flowing into Carmarthen Bay.