Ballymena Town Hall, with the new Braid Arts Centre behind
Ballymena
Location within Northern Ireland
Population
31,205 (2021 Census)
Irish grid reference
D1003
• Belfast
28 miles (45 km) SE
District
Mid and East Antrim
County
County Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
BALLYMENA
Postcode district
BT42–BT44
Dialling code
028 25
Police
Northern Ireland
Fire
Northern Ireland
Ambulance
Northern Ireland
UK Parliament
North Antrim
NI Assembly
North Antrim
List of places
UK
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54°52′N6°17′W / 54.86°N 6.28°W / 54.86; -6.28
Ballymena (/ˌbæliˈmiːnə/BAL-ee-MEE-nə;[1] from Irish: an Baile Meánach[ənˠˌbˠalʲəˈmʲaːn̪ˠəx], meaning 'the middle townland')[2] is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 31,205 people at the 2021 Census, making it the seventh largest town in Northern Ireland by population.[3] It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
The town was built on the Braid River, on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, with a right to hold two annual fairs and a Saturday market in perpetuity. Surrounding villages are Cullybackey, Ahoghill, Broughshane, and Kells-Connor.
^Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, p. 66, ISBN 9781405881180
^"An Baile Meánach/Ballymena". Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^"Settlement 2015". NISRA. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
Ballymena (/ˌbæliˈmiːnə/ BAL-ee-MEE-nə; from Irish: an Baile Meánach [ənˠ ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠəx], meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim...
Oscar Wilde in David Hare's The Judas Kiss (1998). Neeson was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, the son of primary school caretaker Bernard "Barney" Neeson...
914 mm (3 ft) narrow gauge lines. It had its origins in the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which opened to traffic on 11 April 1848. The NCC itself was formed...
resulted in 11 deaths in or near the mainly Protestant County Antrim town of Ballymena. Eight people were killed by various loyalist groups, and three by the...
The Ballymena Showgrounds is a football stadium in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is home to Ballymena United F.C. and Ballymena United...
The Ballymena and Larne Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The first part opened in July 1877 and regular...
Ballymena Area D was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six...
Ballymena Area A was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected four...
left the club in 2018. Ballymena United announced the signing of Addis on a two-year in May 2018. During his time at Ballymena, the Sky Blues made it...
Ballymena Academy is a mixed gender, voluntary grammar school in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1828...
Ballymena Area B was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected six...
Ballymena Area C was one of the four district electoral areas in Ballymena, Northern Ireland which existed from 1973 to 1985. The district elected five...
Ballymena Borough Council was the local authority of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. It merged with Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council...
the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station was on the Ballymena, Cushendall...
station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland. The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway...
to under-21 level. Balmer made his debut in the NIFL Premiership with Ballymena United in April 2017, aged only 16. He spent just over four seasons with...
station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland. The station was opened by the Ballymena and Larne Railway...
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