List of places called Bristol

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A replica of John Cabot's ship The Matthew, which sailed from Bristol, England to Newfoundland and Labrador Matthew-BristolHarbour-Aug2004.jpg
A replica of John Cabot's ship The Matthew, which sailed from Bristol, England to Newfoundland and Labrador

This is a list of places named Bristol, which includes items such as population centres, islands and geographical features. There are thirty-five populated places in the world named Bristol, [1] the vast majority of which are in the United States. There are also two in Canada and one each in the United Kingdom, Peru, Costa Rica and Jamaica. Bristol is the fifth most commonly re-used British place name, behind Richmond which has 55 namesakes, London which has 46, Oxford with 41 and Manchester which shares its name with 36 other places. [1]

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By far the largest Bristol is Bristol, England, with a population of 441,300 within the city boundaries in 2010, followed by Bristol, Connecticut, which had 60,477 people living there at the time of the 2010 census. Bristol Wells Town Site is a ghost town, and therefore has nobody living there.

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England Clifton.bridge.arp.750pix.jpg
Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England

The English Bristol played a major part in the discovery and settlement of the United States, it being the port from where John Cabot sailed on his 1497 voyage which is commonly credited as the first from Europe to North America, although there is evidence that he was not the first European to sail there. The city was a major port at the time North America was being colonised, resulting in many of the American and Canadian towns of the same name being named after it.

There are two US states that have more than one place called Bristol in them; Pennsylvania, which has a borough and a township with that name, and Wisconsin, which has two towns. All Bristols are in the Western Hemisphere, and most are also in the Northern Hemisphere. The only populated place in the Southern Hemisphere is Bristol, Peru.

Population centres

PlaceCountrySubdivisionCoordinatesType of locationPopulation [2] NamingNotes
Bristol Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaFlag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick 46°26′36″N67°36′55″W / 46.443472°N 67.615222°W / 46.443472; -67.615222 Village719Merged with Florenceville in 2008
Bristol Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaFlag of Quebec.svg Quebec 45°35′00″N76°23′00″W / 45.583333°N 76.383333°W / 45.583333; -76.383333 Municipality1,210Named after Bristol, England
Bristol Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaFlag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia 44°3′3.43″N64°42′55.11″W / 44.0509528°N 64.7153083°W / 44.0509528; -64.7153083 Community
Little Bristol Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados St. Peter 13°15′04″N59°38′38″W / 13.2510°N 59.6440°W / 13.2510; -59.6440 Populated place
Bristol Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Limón 10°02′00″N83°18′00″W / 10.03333°N 83.3°W / 10.03333; -83.3 Populated place
Bristol Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Cornwall 18°17′00″N77°32′00″W / 18.28333°N 77.53333°W / 18.28333; -77.53333 Populated place
Bristol Flag of Peru.svg Peru Loreto 4°50′00″S76°35′00″W / 4.83333°S 76.58334°W / -4.83333; -76.58334 Populated place285Also spelled Brístol [3]
Bristol Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomFlag of England.svg England 51°27′00″N2°35′00″W / 51.45°N 2.58333°W / 51.45; -2.58333 City454,200
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Colorado.svg Colorado 38°07′20″N102°18′40″W / 38.122134°N 102.311211°W / 38.122134; -102.311211 Unincorporated town
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 41°40′18″N72°56′57″W / 41.671765°N 72.94927°W / 41.671765; -72.94927 City61,353
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Florida.svg Florida 30°25′37″N84°58′45″W / 30.427063°N 84.979099°W / 30.427063; -84.979099 City845
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia 31°26′54″N82°12′53″W / 31.448330°N 82.214722°W / 31.448330; -82.214722 City1,807
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Iowa.svg Iowa 43°24′43″N93°28′04″W / 43.411942°N 93.467781°W / 43.411942; -93.467781 Township513
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Illinois.svg Illinois 41°41′08″N88°25′41″W / 41.685556°N 88.428056°W / 41.685556; -88.428056 Unincorporated community
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Indiana.svg Indiana 41°43′16″N85°49′06″W / 41.72105°N 85.818195°W / 41.72105; -85.818195 Town1,382
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana 30°22′15″N92°08′18″W / 30.370831°N 92.138329°W / 30.370831; -92.138329 Populated place
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Maryland.svg Maryland 38°47′32″N76°40′06″W / 38.792221°N 76.668327°W / 38.792221; -76.668327 Unincorporated community
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Maine.svg Maine 43°57′27″N69°30′33″W / 43.9575°N 69.509167°W / 43.9575; -69.509167 Town2,644Named after Bristol, England
Bristol County Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts 41°45′N71°05′W / 41.75°N 71.09°W / 41.75; -71.09 County
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Michigan.svg Michigan 44°06′14″N85°35′01″W / 44.103889°N 85.583611°W / 44.103889; -85.583611 Unincorporated community
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota 43°32′40″N92°10′09″W / 43.544441°N 92.169167°W / 43.544441; -92.169167 Township499
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Missouri.svg Missouri 39°05′30″N94°27′10″W / 39.091671°N 94.452782°W / 39.091671; -94.452782 Populated place
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Nevada.svg Nevada 38°04′48″N114°37′07″W / 38.080002°N 114.618607°W / 38.080002; -114.618607 Ghost town 0
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire 43°35′28″N71°44′12″W / 43.591111°N 71.736667°W / 43.591111; -71.736667 Town3,033Sand found in area is similar to Bristol Sand used in England
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of New York.svg New York 42°49′11″N77°25′28″W / 42.819722°N 77.424444°W / 42.819722; -77.424444 Town2,421Named after Bristol County, Massachusetts
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Ohio.svg Ohio 39°41′52″N81°43′53″W / 39.697781°N 81.731392°W / 39.697781; -81.731392 Unincorporated community
Bristol Township Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Ohio.svg Ohio 39°42′29″N81°44′41″W / 39.70806°N 81.74472°W / 39.70806; -81.74472 Township
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 40°06′12″N74°51′05″W / 40.103333°N 74.851389°W / 40.103333; -74.851389 Borough 9,923
Bristol Township Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 40°07′00″N74°51′59″W / 40.116667°N 74.866389°W / 40.116667; -74.866389 Township55,521
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island 41°41′03″N71°16′07″W / 41.6842°N 71.268669°W / 41.6842; -71.268669 Town22,469Named after Bristol, England
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 45°20′43″N97°45′03″W / 45.345237°N 97.750783°W / 45.345237; -97.750783 City377Named after Bristol, England
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee 36°34′09″N82°11′51″W / 36.569135°N 82.197489°W / 36.569135; -82.197489 City24,821
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Texas.svg Texas 32°27′41″N96°34′11″W / 32.461391°N 96.569717°W / 32.461391; -96.569717 Community94 [4] [5]
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Vermont.svg Vermont 44°07′45″N73°04′16″W / 44.12917°N 73.07111°W / 44.12917; -73.07111 Town3,788
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Virginia.svg Virginia 36°36′40″N82°10′34″W / 36.611116°N 82.176193°W / 36.611116; -82.176193 City17,367Named after Bristol, England
BristolFlag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Washington.svg Washington 47°08′50″N120°47′59″W / 47.147275°N 120.79979°W / 47.147275; -120.79979 Community
Bristol Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia 39°17′16″N80°31′27″W / 39.287781°N 80.524170°W / 39.287781; -80.524170 Populated place [6]
Bristol, Dane County Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin 43°14′45″N89°10′44″W / 43.245833°N 89.178889°W / 43.245833; -89.178889 Town2,698
Bristol (town), Kenosha County Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin 42°32′35″N88°0′58″W / 42.54306°N 88.01611°W / 42.54306; -88.01611 Town2,584
Bristol (village), Kenosha County Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin 42°32′35″N88°00′58″W / 42.543056°N 88.016111°W / 42.543056; -88.016111 Village2,584

Other places

PlaceCountrySubdivisionCoordinatesType of locationNaming
Bristol Bay Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of Alaska.svg Alaska 57°56′59″N158°31′18″W / 57.949844°N 158.521728°W / 57.949844; -158.521728 Body of waterNamed after the 3rd Earl of Bristol
Bristol Dry Lake Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of California.svg California 34°29′27″N115°41′38″W / 34.49071°N 115.69393°W / 34.49071; -115.69393 Dry lake
Bristol Island Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 59°02′00″S26°31′00″W / 59.033333°S 26.516667°W / -59.033333; -26.516667 IslandNamed after the 3rd Earl of Bristol
Bristol Mountains Flag of the United States.svg United StatesFlag of California.svg California 34°50′57″N116°03′18″W / 34.849154°N 116.055009°W / 34.849154; -116.055009 Mountain range
Playa Bristol Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 34°50′57″N116°03′18″W / 34.849154°N 116.055009°W / 34.849154; -116.055009 BeachNamed after Bristol Hotel, Mar del Plata

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