dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnθ ænd twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈaɪnɪŋ tˈaʊn fɚðə kˈoʊl mˈaɪnɚz ʌvðə ɡˈɑːɹwə vˈæli sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz kˈoʊlfiːld.
During the 19th and 20th centuries the village served as a mining town for the coal miners of the Garw Valley section of the South Wales coalfield.