Bristol County is the name of two adjacent counties in the United States:
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- and a ship named after these counties:
- USS Bristol County (LST-1198), a United States Navy Newport class tank landing ship
- In England
- Bristol, a ceremonial county in England
Famous quotes containing the words bristol and/or county:
“It’s of a rich squire in Bristol doth dwell,
There are ladies of honour that love him well,
But all was in vain, in vain was said,
For he was in love with a charming milkmaid.”
—Unknown. Squire and Milkmaid; or, Blackberry Fold (l. 1–4)
“In the county there are thirty-seven churches
and no butcher shop. This could be taken
as a matter of all form and no content.”
—Maxine Kumin (b. 1925)