ðə tˈaʊn wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː tə sˈɜːvɪs ðə lˈoʊkəl stˈænfɚd mˈɜːðɚ ænd pˈɛlɔː mˈeɪn kˈɑːlɪɚɹiz ænd mˈaɪnɪŋ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz.
The town was founded in 1902 to service the local Stanford Merthyr and Pelaw Main collieries and mining communities.