Town

Saintfield

Tamhnaigh Naomh

Saintfield is a town in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationSaintfield54.46009° N · 5.84081° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

tamhnacharable place, field

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Tamhnaigh Naomh · Irish · main form · validated name
Saintfield · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Town
County: Down
Barony: Castlereagh Upper
Coordinates: 54.46009, -5.84081 (approximate)
Logainm ID: 1411614 ↗

Population over time

SAINTFIELD — Settlement 2015 (N11000290)

Settlement population, 2011–2021

3,578people · 2021

Both censuses use the same 2015 settlement boundary. These exact counts cover usual residents in the settlement, rather than local government districts or historic counties. Other NISRA tables may use approximate counts.

View population figures

SAINTFIELD — Settlement 2015 (N11000290) — census population
Census year	Population
2011	3,406
2021	3,578

Source: NISRA — Census 2021 CT0046 and exact Census 2011 Settlement 2015 populations · Supporting source 1. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Saintfield. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-08. How this page was prepared.