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Pembrey and Burry Port Town (Welsh: Pen-bre a Phorth Tywyn) is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales including the town of Burry Port and the village of Pembrey. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 8,547. The community lies on the north-eastern shore of Carmarthen Bay.
- Burry Port
The town has a harbour. It is also where Amelia Earhart...
- Burry Port Harbour
The town of Burry Port dates from the nineteenth century...
- Burry Port
The town has a harbour. It is also where Amelia Earhart landed as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. [2] 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.
Pembrey (Welsh: Pen-bre) is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay, with a population of about 2,154 in 2011. The electoral ward having a population of 4,301. It is in the community of Pembrey and Burry Port Town.
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Home. History. The origins of Pembrey lie at some point prior to the 12 th /13 th century with a settlement developing around St Illtyd’s Church and the medieval manor of Court. Little changed for the farmers and fishers who lived here, until the industrial revolution of the late 18 th century with the digging of coal mines, quarries, and the ...
The town of Burry Port dates from the nineteenth century although the neighbouring village of Pembrey has a history dating back to the medieval period. From the late eighteenth century, the development of small collieries in the area led to the building of a network of canals and then tramways to carry coal from inland mines to the sea.
Welcome to Pembrey & Burry Port Community Page. Pembrey and Burry Port is a fast developing community situated on the coastal belt of the Carmarthenshire Burry Estuary, a protected haven retaining its natural beauty. Today the harbour consists of an impressive marina catering for small leisure craft, with the town offering an excellent ...
Home. Places. Burry Port & Pembrey. Like many small towns and villages along the South Wales coast, Burry Port and Pembrey have their roots in heavy industry. Burry Port Harbour was built in the 1830’s to ship coal from the Gwendraeth Valley. Tinplate, copper, silver and lead works grew up alongside.
