ðə fˈɔːɹɪst ʌv dˈiːn mˈaɪn pɹədˈuːst ˈaɪɚn ˈoːɹ fɹʌmðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi ˈiəɹə ˌɪntʊ ðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ nˈæɹoʊ ɡˈeɪdʒ ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kɹˈiːk æz fˈɑːɹ æz ðɪ ˈiːstɚn slˈoʊps ʌv pˈɑːpəlˌoʊpən tˈoːɹn.
The Forest of Dean Mine produced iron ore from the Revolutionary era into the twentieth century, and operated a narrow gauge railroad along the creek as far as the eastern slopes of Popolopen Torne.