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The Rosses, Antrim

The Rosses is a suburban village, lying on the south bank of the River Braid near Ballymena, County Antrim. It is within the townland of Tullaghgarley, in the civil parish of Ahoghill. The estate was developed from the 1980s and named from the hamlet of Rossestown which formerly lay here. The area is sometimes considered an outer suburb of Ballymena. The village is within the council area of Mid and East Antrim.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.847631,-6.296619
Grid Reference: D 0946 0131
Townland: Tullaghgarley TD
Civil Parish: Ahoghill CP
Council Area: Mid and East Antrim CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332960
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Rosses,_Antrim_332960

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