Burry Port is a port town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on the Loughor estuary, to the west of Llanelli and south-east of Kidwelly. Its population was recorded at 5,680 in the 2001 census and 6,156 in the 2011 census, and estimated at 5,998 in 2019. The town has a harbour. It is also where Amelia Earhart landed as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Nearby are the Pembrey Burrows sand dune and wetland system, forming a country park, and the Cefn Sidan sands. Its musical heritage includes Burry Port Opera, Male Choir and Burry Port Town Band.
St Mary's Church
Burry Port Lighthouse.
Amelia Earhart's arrival in Burry Port.
The Millennium Coastal Path near Burry Port.
Carmarthenshire is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as the "Garden of Wales" and is also home to the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Guildhall Square and Carmarthen Guildhall
Llyn y Fan Fawr, below Fan Brycheiniog in the Black Mountain
Towy Valley
Etching of ironworks near Llanelli by John George Wood, 1811