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Ballymena (/ ˌ b æ l i ˈ m iː n ə / BAL-ee-MEE-nə; [1] from Irish: an Baile Meánach [ənˠ ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠəx] ⓘ, 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]
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. See the List of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties. Towns are listed in bold .
The following table and map show the areas in Ireland, previously designated as Cities, Boroughs, or Towns in the Local Government Act 2001. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Ireland had a two-tier system of local authorities. The first tier consisted of administrative counties and county boroughs.
Large town 8: Metropolitan Lisburn [c] Belfast Lisburn and Castlereagh: County Antrim: 32,368 12,696 9.01 3,593.08 Large town 9: Ballymena: Mid and East Antrim: County Antrim: 31,308 13,287 16.57 1,888.93 Large town Lurgan [f] [5] Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon: County Armagh: 30,886 Part of Craigavon Urban Area, a large town: Portadown [f] [5 ...
Ballymena is a former local government district with borough status in Northern Ireland. It was one of twenty-six districts created on 1 October 1973 and covered the town of Ballymena and the surrounding area which includes small towns including Broughshane , Cullybackey , Galgorm, Ahoghill and Portglenone .
Cullybackey or Cullybacky (from Irish Coill na Baice 'wood of the river bend' ⓘ) [1] is a large village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 3 miles north-west of Ballymena, on the banks of the River Main, and is part of Mid and East Antrim district. It had a population of 2,569 people in the 2011 Census. [2]
For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city status in the United Kingdom). The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) uses the following definitions: Town – population of 4,500 or more
The first municipal building in the town was a market hall in Bridge Street which was completed in 1684. [2] It featured a steeple which was 60 feet (18 m) high, [ 3 ] and was later referred to by the local member of parliament , Sir Robert Adair , as one of the "Seven Towers" of Ballymena. [ 4 ]