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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]
In 2015, JTI Gallaher announced the closure of their Ballymena operations with all work due to re-locate to Eastern Europe in a cost saving measure by 2017. This resulted in the loss of over 1000 jobs in the town and the cessation of tobacco production in Ireland by Gallaher after more than 100 years. [citation needed]
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.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council replaced Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council and Larne Borough Council.The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but in April 2008, Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. [4]
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 .
In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim , Northern Ireland : [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Contents:
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]
Map of Europe. This is a list of twin towns and sister cities in the continent of Europe ... Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; Funchal, Portugal; Goole ...