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| '''Burry Port''' (]: '''Porth Tywyn''') is a |
'''Burry Port''' (]: '''Porth Tywyn''') is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of ] in ], ], lying on the ] estuary. | ||
| The town is home to a ] and is where ] landed as the first woman to fly across the ]. The ] ] and ] system, home to a ] and the ] sands lie nearby. | The town is home to a ] and is where ] landed as the first woman to fly across the ]. The ] ] and ] system, home to a ] and the ] sands, lie nearby. | ||
| The harbour — now a marina for small leisure craft — was constructed when Pembrey Harbour, one mile to the west, became silted up. Like its predecessor, Burry Port Harbour served the coal industry which was mining through nearby hills and the Gwendraeth Valley. Later, the town's economy relied on a power station and small engineering companies. | The harbour — now a marina for small leisure craft — was constructed when Pembrey Harbour, one mile to the west, became silted up. Like its predecessor, Burry Port Harbour served the coal industry which was mining through nearby hills and the Gwendraeth Valley. Later, the town's economy relied on a power station and small engineering companies. | ||
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| Burry Port is a key location along the ] from Bynea near Llanelli to Pembrey Burrows. Townspeople who work locally do so largely in "metal-bashing" engineering, retail and local services. Burry Port boasts a supermarket, specialist shops, several hairdressers, a beauty and skincare salon, an array of pubs and fast food outlets, a library and a large secondary school. | Burry Port is a key location along the ] from Bynea near Llanelli to Pembrey Burrows. Townspeople who work locally do so largely in "metal-bashing" engineering, retail and local services. Burry Port boasts a supermarket, specialist shops, several hairdressers, a beauty and skincare salon, an array of pubs and fast food outlets, a library and a large secondary school. | ||
| The town receives its news from the ''Burry Port Star'', an edition of the ''Llanelli Star''. In spring 2004, controversy centred on a plan to construct a new road in the town. This is now |
The town receives its news from the ''Burry Port Star'', an edition of the ''Llanelli Star''. In spring 2004, controversy centred on a plan to construct a new road in the town, dubbed the "Road To Nowhere." This is now virtually completed and is proving to be a popular access route. | ||
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Revision as of 16:16, 22 August 2005
Burry Port (Welsh: Porth Tywyn) is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary.
The town is home to a harbour and is where Amelia Earhart landed as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The Pembrey Burrows sand dune and wetland system, home to a country park and the Cefn Sidan sands, lie nearby.
The harbour — now a marina for small leisure craft — was constructed when Pembrey Harbour, one mile to the west, became silted up. Like its predecessor, Burry Port Harbour served the coal industry which was mining through nearby hills and the Gwendraeth Valley. Later, the town's economy relied on a power station and small engineering companies.
It is possible to see traces of the original Gwendraeth Valley Canal and its later railway, which still carried passengers in the 1950s. Today, however, the town is served by Pembrey and Burry Port railway station with its connections east to London and west to Pembrokeshire.
Burry Port is a key location along the Millennium Coastal Path from Bynea near Llanelli to Pembrey Burrows. Townspeople who work locally do so largely in "metal-bashing" engineering, retail and local services. Burry Port boasts a supermarket, specialist shops, several hairdressers, a beauty and skincare salon, an array of pubs and fast food outlets, a library and a large secondary school.
The town receives its news from the Burry Port Star, an edition of the Llanelli Star. In spring 2004, controversy centred on a plan to construct a new road in the town, dubbed the "Road To Nowhere." This is now virtually completed and is proving to be a popular access route.