Toome
townland in Antrim, Northern Ireland
Toome (or Toomebridge) is a village in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom. It is 7 miles (11 km) from Magherafelt and 11 miles (18 km) from Antrim. It is close to the River Bann.
Toome
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 The bridge over the River Bann at Toome (built 2004) | |
| Population | 722 (2001 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H9990 |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ANTRIM |
| Postcode district | BT41 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Population facts
changeOn 29 April 2001 the United Kingdom government had a census and saw that there were 722 people living in Toome. They also saw that:
- 27.2% of the people were under 16 years old and 10.9% were over 60 years old
- 48.8% of the people were male and 51.3% were female
- 96.3% of the people were from a Roman Catholic background and 2.9% were from a Protestant background
- 6.2% of people aged 16–74 had no job.[1]
References
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