, ▁Rh ond da ▁C yn on ▁T af , ▁Wales . ▁Like ▁many ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Wales ▁Valle ys , ▁it ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁coal - min ing ▁village . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁A bern ant ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁A bern ant ▁Iron works ▁by ▁the ▁T app ington ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Row land ▁F other g ill , ▁and ▁later ▁passed ▁to ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Richard ▁F other g ill . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁first ▁houses ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁were ▁those ▁at ▁Little ▁Row ▁and ▁M oss ▁Place . ▁The ▁streets ▁of ▁A bern ant ▁reflect ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁with ▁streets ▁named ▁Engine er ' s ▁Row , ▁For eman ' s ▁Row ▁and ▁Col lier ' s ▁Row ▁etc . ▁ ▁A bern ant ▁Railway ▁Station ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁along ▁the ▁V ale ▁of ▁Ne ath ▁branch ▁line ▁to ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil . ▁For ▁some ▁time ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁nick named ▁The ▁T rap , ▁possibly ▁because ▁the ▁Aber d are ▁Iron ▁Company ▁Tr am road ▁crossed ▁the ▁Par ish ▁Road ▁to ▁A bern ant . ▁The ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁B ute ▁maintained ▁a ▁small ▁c ott age ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁until ▁World ▁War ▁I