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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ballymena like this:
Ballyamena, market town, Kirkinriola par., mid. co. Antrim, on river Braid, 33 miles NW. of Berfast and 131 miles N. of Dublin by rail -- township, 469 ac., pop. 8883; 4 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It has extensive linen mfrs., important flax spinning, bleaching, and dye works; and iron ore is worked in the vicinity.
Ballymena is now part of MID AND EAST ANTRIM District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID AND EAST ANTRIM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ballymena itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballymena, in Mid and East Antrim and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29697
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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