Bristol (disambiguation)

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• Bristol most commonly refers to the city of Bristol in England. There are a number of other places named Bristol, mostly in the United States, as well as a number of things named after the city.

Contents 1 Terms where Bristol refers to the English city 2 Towns and cities in the United States 2.1 Other things in the United States 3 Places in other countries 4 Miscellaneous

[edit] Terms where Bristol refers to the English city

• The Bristol Channel is a body of water between England and Wales.
• The University of Bristol
• Bristol Aeroplane Company
• Bristol Cars (an offshoot of Bristol Aeroplane Company, but independent since 1960)
• Bristol Commercial Vehicles (a bus and truck builder which was acquired by Leyland Motor Corporation)
• Bristol Rovers F.C. – Bristol Rovers Football Club
• Bristol City F.C. – Bristol City Football Club
• Bristol Blue is glass in a distinctive blue colour.
• HMS Bristol has been the name of six warships, one of the sub-class Bristol Class.

[edit] Towns and cities in the United States

• Bristol, Connecticut
• Bristol, Florida
• Bristol, Illinois
• Bristol, Indiana
• Bristol, Maine
• Bristol, Maryland
• Bristol, New Hampshire
• Bristol, New York
  • South Bristol, New York
• Bristol, Pennsylvania
• Bristol, Rhode Island
• Bristol, South Dakota
• Bristol, Tennessee
• Bristol, Texas
• Bristol, Vermont
• Bristol, Virginia
• Bristol, Wisconsin (several)
  • Bristol, Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
• Bristol Township, Minnesota
• Bristol Township, Pennsylvania

[edit] Other things in the United States

• Bristol Motor Speedway, which is in Bristol, Tennessee
• Bristol Southside, a condominium development in Birmingham, Alabama.
• The Bristol Renaissance Faire is an entertainment theme park located near Bristol, Wisconsin.
• The Bristol Mountains are located in San Bernadino, California, about 40 miles south of Baker.

[edit] Places in other countries

• Bristol, Quebec
• Bristol, New Brunswick
• Bristol County, Massachusetts
• Bristol County, Rhode Island
• Bristol Bay (north of the Aleutian Islands)
• Bristol Island of the South Sandwich Islands

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Bristol (Netherlandic shops) – Bristol is a chain of shops in the Netherlands for cheap shoes and other clothing.
• Bristol Paint is one of Australia's major decorating supplies company.
• Bristol board is a kind of stiff card used mainly for technical drawing.
• The Bristol Wrench is a driver for Bristol spline drive fasteners.
• The Bristol Calendar is a traditional publication which has been distributed annually in Latin America since 1832.
• "Bristols" is a British Cockney rhyming slang term for breasts ("Bristol City", rhymes with "titty", although it could also refer to the tradition of ship-building in the area, as in "Bristol ships" rhyming with "tits")