ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ hɐz ɐ lˈiːd mˈaɪnɪŋ hˈɪstɚɹi ænd sˈɛvɹəl ʌvðə bˈɪldɪŋz, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪnðə wˈɜːnwˈaɪɡˈɛɹ ˈɛɹiə ʌvðə mˈɑːdɚn vˈɪlɪdʒ ɑːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn θɹˈiː hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld.
The village has a lead mining history and several of the buildings, particularly in the Wern-y-Gaer area of the modern village are more than three hundred years old.