large market-house and hotel, since which time Saintfield has been rapidly improving, and is now one of the most flourishing towns in the county. The Market House (now an Orange Hall) and the Hotel (now a private house) can be seen on Main Street. Demography Saintfield is classified as an intermediate settlement by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people). On Census day there were 3,381 people living in Saintfield. Of these: 19.48% were aged under 16 years and 21.83% were aged 60 and over, 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female, 26.32% were from a Catholic background and 65.48% were from a Protestant background, In 1837 the population of Saintfield area was 7,154 of whom 1,053 lived in the town. In 1851 the population of Saintfield rose to 1,104. People Thomas Beattie MP, Member of the Canadian House of Commons, born in Saintfield. Lynda Bryans, Television Presenter, from Saintfield. Matilda Carse (1835–1917), businesswoman, social reformer. Lord Faulkner, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, died in a hunting accident at the Ballyagherty/Station Road junction just outside Saintfield. Francis Hutcheson, philosopher & teacher born at Drumalig. William David Kenny, born in 1899 in Saintfield, was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in India in 1918. Bishop Daniel Mageean, Bishop of Down & Connor, born at Darragh Cross. George Morrison, Unionist politician and Mayor of Lisburn, raised in Saintfield. Rev. Coslett Herbert Waddell, Vicar of Saintfield, botanist. Religion Despite being a relatively small town, Saintfield is served by five well-attended churches: the local Church of Ireland, two Presbyterian churches, Saintfield Baptist Church and Mary, Mother of the Church Roman Catholic Church. Education Saintfield contains two primary schools 'Saintfield Academy Primary' and 'St. Marys' and one secondary school 'Saintfield High School', with a large amount of its under-18 population travelling to schools in Downpatrick, Ballynahinch or Belfast. Primary Academy Primary School St. Caolan's Primary School, Darragh Cross Millennium Integrated Primary School St. Mary's Primary School Secondary Saintfield High School Sport Saintfield AYC Football Club Saintfield Cricket Club Saintfield Mens Hockey Club Saintfield Ladies Hockey Club Saintfield United Football Club 2nd Saintfield Badminton Club St. Mochais GAC Groups 1st Saintfield Scouts is based in Saintfield Parish hall with a great attendance. They celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2011 just 4 years after the Scouts was founded. Rowallane Community Hub (RCH), 35 Main Street,