ɪt wʌzɐ pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl tˈaʊn pɹədˈuːsɪŋ pˈɪɡ ˈaɪɚn ænd kˈæst ˈaɪɚn fɹʌmðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ bˈɑːɡ ˈaɪɚn dᵻpˈɑːzɪts.
It was a prosperous industrial town producing pig iron and cast iron from the surrounding bog iron deposits.