River Main (County Antrim)

Appletee is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Antrim Lower and the civil parish of Connor and covers an area of 226 acres.The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:

The Kells Water is a small river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It flows through Moorfields and Kells and is a tributary to the River Main. The river rises above Glenwherry. It is a continuation of the Glenwhirry River and eventually joins the Main, which in turn flows into Lough Neagh. The hamlet of Kellswater is nearby. An old stone bridge crosses the Kells Water, separating Kells from the adjacent village of Connor.

Andraid railway station was on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway which ran from Belfast to Ballymena in Northern Ireland.

The Braid River (Irish: Abhainn na Brád) is a river in the borough of Mid and East Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is a tributary to the River Main. Historically, the valley in which the river flows divided the boundaries between the parishes of Skerry and Rathcavan in the 19th century. Flowing in a south-easterly direction for the entirety of its course, the river rises in the Antrim Hills and follows the A42 road through Broughshane to Ballygarvey; it then flows through Ballymena before flowing into the River Main near the Tullaghgarley townland. On 10 February 2018, a five-year-old boy died after falling into the river and being swept four miles downstream. He died in hospital.

Kellswater railway station served the hamlet of Kellswater in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Ballee (from Irish Baile Aodha, meaning "Hugh’s townland") is a townland, containing a large housing estate off the Antrim Road in South Ballymena, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland.

County Hall is a municipal facility at Galgorm Road in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It served as the headquarters of Antrim County Council from 1970 to 1973.

Bannside was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Ballymena Academy is a mixed gender, voluntary grammar school in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1828 as a small provincial school for children in the town and surrounding agricultural hinterland.

Gracehill Moravian Church is the church of the Moravian settlement of Gracehill in Northern Ireland. A prominent feature is the raised pulpit, reflecting the importance Protestant churches give to preaching. The organ, which is in one of the galleries, is also prominent.

Ballymena ( BAL-ee-MEE-nə; from Irish: an Baile Meánach [ənˠ ˌbˠalʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠəx], meaning 'the middle townland') 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. 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.

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. The borough had an area of 200 square miles (520 km2) and a population of 64,044 according to the 2011 census. The borough had a central location within Northern Ireland and was served by the M2 motorway and with a station on the Belfast-Derry/Londonderry railway line. Belfast International Airport itself was only 18 miles (29 km) away and the Belfast City Airport is 30 miles (48 km) from Ballymena. It was also accessible to the seaports of Larne and Belfast, 20 and 27 miles (43 km) away respectively. As of 2015 it has been replaced by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.