Toome
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Coordinates: 54°45′N 6°28′W / 54.75°N 6.46°W
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 | |
| Irish: Tuaim | |
 The bridge over the River Bann at Toome (built 2004) |
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 Toome shown within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 722 (2001 Census) |
|---|---|
| Irish grid reference | H9990 |
| District | Antrim |
| County | County Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ANTRIM |
| Postcode district | BT41 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | South Antrim |
| NI Assembly | South Antrim |
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Population facts
On 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]
Toome Media
Spanning time and missing a span on the Northern Counties Committee lines over the River Bann at Toome Bridge railway station.
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