Saintfield

Coordinates: 54°28′N 5°50′W / 54.46°N 5.83°W / 54.46; -5.83

Saintfield (from Irish: Tamhnaigh Naomh, meaning "field of saints") is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about halfway between Belfast and Downpatrick on the A7 road. It had a population of 3,381 in the 2011 Census, made up mostly of commuters working in both south and central Belfast, which is about 11 miles away. The population of the surrounding countryside is mostly involved in farming.

Running east to west across the A7 is the B6 road, and to the west of this crossroads is Main Street, which takes one towards Lisburn and Ballynahinch, and to the east is Station Road which takes one towards Killyleagh.

History

The area that is now Saintfield was historically called Tawnaghnym (recorded in 1605) or Taunaghnieve (recorded in 1663), which appear to derive from the Irish Tamhnach Naomh or Tamhnaigh Naomh, i.e. ‘field of saints’. The English translation, Saintfield, did not come into use until the 18th century.

Saintfield (civil parish)

Saintfield is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.

Settlements

The civil parish contains the village of Saintfield.

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:

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