Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland

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Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland is a historic market town in Northern Ireland known for its agricultural trade, linen industry heritage, and role as a regional commercial center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeCentreOf Mid and East Antrim Borough
surface form: "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council"
category Market towns in Northern Ireland
Towns in County Antrim
country United Kingdom
dialCode +44 28
directionFromBelfast north-west
distanceToBelfast about 28 miles
formerGoverningBody Mid and East Antrim Borough
surface form: "Ballymena Borough Council"
governingBody Mid and East Antrim Borough
surface form: "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council"
hasEducationalInstitution Ballymena Academy
Cambridge House Grammar School
St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena
hasFacility Fairhill Shopping Centre
Tower Centre
hasMarket Ballymena
surface form: "Ballymena livestock market"
hasPostcodeArea BT42
BT43
hasRailwayStation Ballymena railway station
hasReligiousBuilding All Saints Catholic Church, Ballymena
St Patrick’s Church of Ireland, Ballymena
various Presbyterian churches
hasRiver River Braid
hasRoad A26 road NERFINISHED
M2 motorway (nearby)
hasSportsClub Ballymena United F.C.
hasStadium The Showgrounds, Ballymena
historicalEconomicActivity agricultural markets
linen production
textiles
historicalProvince Ulster
knownFor agricultural trade
linen industry heritage
retail and services
locatedIn County Antrim
Ireland
surface form: "Ireland (island)"

Northern Ireland
nearRiver River Maine NERFINISHED
notablePerson Ian Paisley
surface form: "Ian Paisley (associated with Ballymena area)"
partOf Mid and East Antrim Borough
surface form: "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council"
railLine Belfast–Derry railway line
region North Antrim
role market town
regional commercial centre
sport association football
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Alexander Campbell birthPlace Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland