Burry Port Lighthouse
Burry Port Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Burry Port. Burry Port harbour was built between 1830 and 1836 to replace the harbour at Pembrey, located 400 yards to the west.Photo: Vouliagmeni, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse, Grade II listed building in Carmarthenshire, Wales; on the W breakwater of Burry Port harbour
- Also known as: “Burry Port Harbour Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pembrey and Burry Port railway station and Burry Port Lifeboat Station.
Pembrey and Burry Port railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Pembrey and Burry Port railway station is a railway station on the West Wales line serving Pembrey and Burry Port, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is adjacent to Burry Port's main shopping area. Pembrey and Burry Port railway station is situated 2,400 feet north of Burry Port Lighthouse.
Burry Port Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: IwanThomas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burry Port Lifeboat Station is located on the eastern side of Burry Port Harbour, overlooking the River Loughor and Burry Inlet, in the county of Carmarthenshire, on the South Wales coast. Burry Port Lifeboat Station is situated 870 feet northeast of Burry Port Lighthouse.
Burry Port Library
Library
Photo: Ronald John Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burry Port Library is situated 2,700 feet north of Burry Port Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burry Port and Pembrey.
Burry Port
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burry Port is a town in Carmarthenshire in South Wales, 5 miles to the west of Llanelli. It is a harbour town and is famous for being the landing site of Amelia Earheart in her successful attempt at being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Pembrey
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pembrey is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay, with a population of about 2,154 in 2011.
Pwll
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pwll is a small coastal village, located between Llanelli and Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Situated on a narrow ledge above the tidal Burry Estuary, the village offers panoramic views across the water to the Gower Peninsula and is traversed by the Millennium Coastal Path, a thirteen-mile traffic-free greenway connecting Bynea to Pembrey. Pwll is situated 2 miles east of Burry Port Lighthouse.
Burry Port Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pembrey and Burry Port Town, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.67751° or 51° 40′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.25118° or 4° 15′ 4″ westInception
1842Open location code
9C3QMPHX+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1311367500OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5000542
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Welsh—“Burry Port Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বারি পোর্ট বাতিঘর”
- French: “phare de Burry Port”
- French: “Phare de Burry Port”
- Welsh: “Goleudy Porth Tywyn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Outer Harbour and East Dock.
Nearby Places
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