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Saintfield ()〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12298 )〕 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'', ie ‘field of saints’. The English translation, Saintfield, did not come into use until the 18th century.〔 In the 16th century, the Saintfield area was part of South Clannaboy owned by Sir Con McNeil Oge O'Neil. His lands were confiscated after a false accusation of disloyalty in 1602 and were granted to Sir James Hamilton in 1605 who 'planted' English and Scottish settlers in the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/index/policy/supplementary_guidance/conservation/conservation_map/conservation-saintfield.pdf )〕 Saintfield was originally an early 17th-century settlement, with the first church being built about 1633.〔 In 1709 Hamilton sold the estate to Major General Nicholas Price of Hollymount, County Down, who laid the foundations of the town and renamed it Saintfield in 1712.〔 Nicholas Price remained owner of the village until his death in 1734 and encouraged linen manufacturers and tradesmen to settle, established a barracks, repaired the parish church and established markets and fairs.〔 The village had a number of corn, flour and flax mills, the remains of which are visible today, and has retained a tradition of textile manufacture through Saintfield Yarns. Development was continued by the Price family and in 1750 the family, headed by Francis Price, grandson of Nicholas, moved to a newly built Saintfield House, just north of the village.〔 The Church of Ireland parish church (Main Street) was rebuilt in 1776 by the Price family and included part of a very old church. The First Presbyterian Church (also in Main Street) was built in 1777, although a community of Presbyterians had been worshipping in the town since the early 17th-century. Its graveyard contains a plaque and gravestones relating to the burial place of United Irishmen killed at the Battle of Saintfield in June 1798.〔 A Roman Catholic church was built in 1787 as the Chapel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, opposite the First Presbyterian Church, and is still used today as the Assumption Youth Hall. A new Roman Catholic Church (Mary Mother of the Church) was built in 1890 off the A7 road. A Second Presbyterian Church was built in 1796 on the Ballynahinch Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://discoversaintfield.com/churches/ )〕 The architectural and historic significance of the town centre is reflected in its designation as a Conservation Area in 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saintfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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