Bristol

(bristol,) an anc. and important city and seaport of England, at the junction of the Avon and Fro me rivers, 108 m. W. of London. This is one of the oldest places in the kingdom, and presents, with the architecture of the Middle Ages, all the improvements of a large and prosperous city. Previous to the American war of the Revolution, B. po e ed a monopoly of the American and W. Indian trade, and, though her trade has fallen off since the rise of Liverpool, she still commands the third place as a commercial centre. Her manuf. are many and various. Pop. 171,382. Bristol, a village of Hartford co., Connecticut, 15 m. S. W. by W. of Hartford city. Ithas large manufactures of clocks and hardware. rop. 3,790.-A S.E. co. of Ma achusetts; area, 517 sq. m. Prin. towns. Taunton and New Bedford. Pop. 102,902.-In Pennsylvania, a borough of Bucks co., on the Delaware River, 19 m. above Philadelphia. Pop. 4,000.- An E. co. of Rhode Island, b. S. and W. by Narragansett Bay. C. Bristol. Pop. 9,421.-A port of entry, and cap. of above co., on Narragansett Bay, 16 m. S.S.E. of Providence, has an excellent harbor, and carries on a considerable commerce. This place was bombarded and almost destroyed by a British squadron, during the Revolutionary war. Pop. 5,302. Bristol Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, in Alaska, abt. Lat. 54° N., and Lon. 160° W. It receives the waters of two considerable lakes, which, communicating with each other, afford an opening into the interior. [s. 117]