Pembrey and Burry Port Town

Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Community
Pembrey and Burry Port Town is located in Carmarthenshire
Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Location within Carmarthenshire
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Carmarthenshire

51°40′55″N 4°15′43″W / 51.682°N 4.262°W / 51.682; -4.262


Map of the community

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.[1] The community population taken at the 2011 census was 8,547.[2]

The community lies on the north-eastern shore of Carmarthen Bay. It is bordered by the communities of: Llansteffan; St Ishmael; Kidwelly; Trimsaran; and Llanelli Rural, all being in Carmarthenshire. The community was renamed from Cefn Sidan in 1999;[3] Cefn Sidan is a beach in the area.

  1. ^ Local history and an overview of the area, Pembrey & Burry Port Town Council official web site
  2. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Boundary Legislation Changes from 1973". Ordnance Survey. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2023.