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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Saintfield like this:
Saintfield, market town and par. with ry. sta., N. co. Down, 11 miles by road and 15 by rail SE. of Belfast - par., 13,333 ac., pop. 3932; town, pop. 769; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday; was the scene of a skirmish in 1798. Saintfield House, seat, is 1 m. N. of town.
Saintfield is now part of NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Saintfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saintfield, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/30200
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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