Saintfield

Saintfield Irish: Tamhnaigh Naomh[1] Scots: Sanfiel[2]
Main Street, Saintfield
Location within County Down
Population	3,588 (2021 Census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALLYNAHINCH
Postcode district	BT24
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Strangford (until 2024) Belfast South and Mid Down (from 2024 General Election)
NI Assembly	Strangford
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 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')^[3] 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 3,588 in the 2021 Census,^[4] made up mostly of commuters working in both south and central Belfast, which is about 18 km 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.