Ballymena
Sign in to saveBallymena ( ; from , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 31,205 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, making it the seventh largest town in Northern Ireland by population. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ballymena
- UK place.irish_name
- an Baile Meánach
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ballymena town hall.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ballymena Town Hall, with the new Braid Arts Centre behind
- UK place.population
- 31,205
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.belfast_distance
- SE
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- D1003
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Mid and East Antrim
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- BALLYMENA
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT42–BT44
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Antrim
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- North Antrim
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Antrim
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Ballymena ( ; from , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 31,205 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, making it the seventh largest town in Northern Ireland by population. 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.