Entrance to St Mary's Church Burry Port
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Entrance to St Mary's Church Burry Port
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 15 Apr 2012
Viewed across Church Road. A landmark for miles around, the church was a gift to the town from the Elkington family of Birmingham who came to Burry Port in the mid 19th century to establish a copperworks industry near the harbour. The growing town needed a new church to serve both a rapidly-growing population in this part of the ancient parish of Pembrey, and also a non Welsh speaking workforce who had moved into the area. The church, built in the French gothic style, opened for worship on December 9th 1877. It remained a Chapel of Ease of the parish of Pembrey until it became the Parish Church of the newly created parish of Burry Port with Pwll in 1959.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.686656
Longitude
-4.239315
