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