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instanceOf
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settlement
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town
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administrativeCentreOf
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Mid and East Antrim Borough
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surface form: "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council"
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category
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Market towns in Northern Ireland
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Towns in County Antrim
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country
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United Kingdom
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dialCode
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+44 28
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directionFromBelfast
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north-west
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distanceToBelfast
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about 28 miles
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formerGoverningBody
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Mid and East Antrim Borough
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surface form: "Ballymena Borough Council"
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governingBody
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Mid and East Antrim Borough
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surface form: "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council"
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hasEducationalInstitution
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Ballymena Academy
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Cambridge House Grammar School
→
St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena
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hasFacility
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Fairhill Shopping Centre
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Tower Centre
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hasMarket
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Ballymena
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surface form: "Ballymena livestock market"
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hasPostcodeArea
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BT42
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BT43
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hasRailwayStation
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Ballymena railway station
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hasReligiousBuilding
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All Saints Catholic Church, Ballymena
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St Patrick’s Church of Ireland, Ballymena
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various Presbyterian churches
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hasRiver
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River Braid
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hasRoad
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A26 road
NERFINISHED
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M2 motorway (nearby)
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hasSportsClub
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Ballymena United F.C.
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hasStadium
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The Showgrounds, Ballymena
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historicalEconomicActivity
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agricultural markets
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linen production
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textiles
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historicalProvince
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Ulster
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knownFor
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agricultural trade
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linen industry heritage
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retail and services
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locatedIn
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County Antrim
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Ireland
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surface form: "Ireland (island)"
Northern Ireland
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nearRiver
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River Maine
NERFINISHED
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notablePerson
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Ian Paisley
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surface form: "Ian Paisley (associated with Ballymena area)"
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partOf
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Mid and East Antrim Borough
→
surface form: "Mid and East Antrim Borough Council"
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railLine
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Belfast–Derry railway line
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region
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North Antrim
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role
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market town
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regional commercial centre
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sport
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association football
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timeZone
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GMT
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timeZoneDST
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BST
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