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]
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
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
Place
Country
Subdivision
Coordinates
Type of location
Population[ 2]
Naming
Notes
Bristol
Canada
New Brunswick
46°26′36″N 67°36′55″W / 46.443472°N 67.615222°W / 46.443472; -67.615222
Village
719
Merged with Florenceville in 2008
Bristol
Canada
Quebec
45°35′00″N 76°23′00″W / 45.583333°N 76.383333°W / 45.583333; -76.383333
Municipality
1,210
Named after Bristol , England
Bristol
Canada
Nova Scotia
44°3′3.43″N 64°42′55.11″W / 44.0509528°N 64.7153083°W / 44.0509528; -64.7153083
Community
Little Bristol
Barbados
St. Peter
13°15′04″N 59°38′38″W / 13.2510°N 59.6440°W / 13.2510; -59.6440
Populated place
Bristol
Costa Rica
Limón
10°02′00″N 83°18′00″W / 10.03333°N 83.3°W / 10.03333; -83.3
Populated place
Bristol
Jamaica
Cornwall
18°17′00″N 77°32′00″W / 18.28333°N 77.53333°W / 18.28333; -77.53333
Populated place
Bristol
Peru
Loreto
4°50′00″S 76°35′00″W / 4.83333°S 76.58334°W / -4.83333; -76.58334
Populated place
285
Also spelled Brístol[ 3]
Bristol
United Kingdom
England
51°27′00″N 2°35′00″W / 51.45°N 2.58333°W / 51.45; -2.58333
City
454,200
Bristol
United States
Colorado
38°07′20″N 102°18′40″W / 38.122134°N 102.311211°W / 38.122134; -102.311211
Unincorporated town
Bristol
United States
Connecticut
41°40′18″N 72°56′57″W / 41.671765°N 72.94927°W / 41.671765; -72.94927
City
61,353
Bristol
United States
Florida
30°25′37″N 84°58′45″W / 30.427063°N 84.979099°W / 30.427063; -84.979099
City
845
Bristol
United States
Georgia
31°26′54″N 82°12′53″W / 31.448330°N 82.214722°W / 31.448330; -82.214722
City
1,807
Bristol
United States
Iowa
43°24′43″N 93°28′04″W / 43.411942°N 93.467781°W / 43.411942; -93.467781
Township
513
Bristol
United States
Illinois
41°41′08″N 88°25′41″W / 41.685556°N 88.428056°W / 41.685556; -88.428056
Unincorporated community
Bristol
United States
Indiana
41°43′16″N 85°49′06″W / 41.72105°N 85.818195°W / 41.72105; -85.818195
Town
1,382
Bristol
United States
Louisiana
30°22′15″N 92°08′18″W / 30.370831°N 92.138329°W / 30.370831; -92.138329
Populated place
Bristol
United States
Maryland
38°47′32″N 76°40′06″W / 38.792221°N 76.668327°W / 38.792221; -76.668327
Unincorporated community
Bristol
United States
Maine
43°57′27″N 69°30′33″W / 43.9575°N 69.509167°W / 43.9575; -69.509167
Town
2,644
Named after Bristol , England
Bristol County
United States
Massachusetts
41°45′N 71°05′W / 41.75°N 71.09°W / 41.75; -71.09
County
Bristol County
United States
Rhode Island
41°43′N 71°19′W / 41.72°N 71.31°W / 41.72; -71.31
County
Bristol
United States
Michigan
44°06′14″N 85°35′01″W / 44.103889°N 85.583611°W / 44.103889; -85.583611
Unincorporated community
Bristol
United States
Minnesota
43°32′40″N 92°10′09″W / 43.544441°N 92.169167°W / 43.544441; -92.169167
Township
499
Bristol
United States
Missouri
39°05′30″N 94°27′10″W / 39.091671°N 94.452782°W / 39.091671; -94.452782
Populated place
Bristol
United States
Nevada
38°04′48″N 114°37′07″W / 38.080002°N 114.618607°W / 38.080002; -114.618607
Ghost town
0
Bristol
United States
New Hampshire
43°35′28″N 71°44′12″W / 43.591111°N 71.736667°W / 43.591111; -71.736667
Town
3,033
Sand found in area is similar to Bristol Sand used in England
Bristol
United States
New York
42°49′11″N 77°25′28″W / 42.819722°N 77.424444°W / 42.819722; -77.424444
Town
2,421
Named after Bristol County, Massachusetts
Bristol
United States
Ohio
39°41′52″N 81°43′53″W / 39.697781°N 81.731392°W / 39.697781; -81.731392
Unincorporated community
Bristol Township
United States
Ohio
39°42′29″N 81°44′41″W / 39.70806°N 81.74472°W / 39.70806; -81.74472
Township
Bristol
United States
Pennsylvania
40°06′12″N 74°51′05″W / 40.103333°N 74.851389°W / 40.103333; -74.851389
Borough
9,923
Bristol Township
United States
Pennsylvania
40°07′00″N 74°51′59″W / 40.116667°N 74.866389°W / 40.116667; -74.866389
Township
55,521
Bristol
United States
Rhode Island
41°41′03″N 71°16′07″W / 41.6842°N 71.268669°W / 41.6842; -71.268669
Town
22,469
Named after Bristol , England
Bristol
United States
South Dakota
45°20′43″N 97°45′03″W / 45.345237°N 97.750783°W / 45.345237; -97.750783
City
377
Named after Bristol , England
Bristol
United States
Tennessee
36°34′09″N 82°11′51″W / 36.569135°N 82.197489°W / 36.569135; -82.197489
City
24,821
Bristol
United States
Texas
32°27′41″N 96°34′11″W / 32.461391°N 96.569717°W / 32.461391; -96.569717
Community
94
[ 4] [ 5]
Bristol
United States
Vermont
44°07′45″N 73°04′16″W / 44.12917°N 73.07111°W / 44.12917; -73.07111
Town
3,788
Bristol
United States
Virginia
36°36′40″N 82°10′34″W / 36.611116°N 82.176193°W / 36.611116; -82.176193
City
17,367
Named after Bristol , England
Bristol
United States
Washington
47°08′50″N 120°47′59″W / 47.147275°N 120.79979°W / 47.147275; -120.79979
Community
Bristol
United States
West Virginia
39°17′16″N 80°31′27″W / 39.287781°N 80.524170°W / 39.287781; -80.524170
Populated place
[ 6]
Bristol, Dane County
United States
Wisconsin
43°14′45″N 89°10′44″W / 43.245833°N 89.178889°W / 43.245833; -89.178889
Town
2,698
Bristol (town), Kenosha County
United States
Wisconsin
42°32′35″N 88°0′58″W / 42.54306°N 88.01611°W / 42.54306; -88.01611
Town
2,584
Bristol (village), Kenosha County
United States
Wisconsin
42°32′35″N 88°00′58″W / 42.543056°N 88.016111°W / 42.543056; -88.016111
Village
2,584
Other places
Sources "Bristol" . Geody.com. Retrieved 8 January 2009 .
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