 Possibly in 1744 or after the bridge was built, Pont-y-tŷ-pridd became known as Newbridge or New Bridge after the William Edwards Bridge.By 1856, Newbridge had been renamed Pontypridd.In 1746 when William Edwards was just 27 years of age,
 he was commissioned by the Hundreds of Miskin and Caerphilly to build a three-arch bridge across the River Taff.