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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.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Down IrlC |
Place: | Saintfield |
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