Burry Port
Burry Port is a small town on the borders of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, resting 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 community is residence to a harbour and also is where Amelia Earhart landed as the very first lady to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows dune and marsh system, home to a nation park and the Cefn Sidan sands, exist close by. The community additionally has a proud musical heritage as well as is likewise home to Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and Burry Port Town Band. Burry Port lies 5 miles west of Llanelli community centre, but is in truth still included by Llanelli Town. It rests at the mouth of the Loughor estuary, looking southern in the direction of the picturesque Gower peninsula. West of the community's shoreline is Pembrey Burrows, a big location of burrow as well as marshland which historically inhabited several square miles of land, much of which has actually later been recovered. To the north of the town is the hill Mynydd Pembrey, or Pembrey Mountain. Further 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 sedimentary rock. The Gwendraeth Fawr streams the size of the valley and joins its sibling river the Gwendraeth Fach west of Kidwelly before streaming right into Carmarthen Bay.
