Bristol County RI
Bristol County is a small 45
square mile area located on the peninsula
tip of Rhode Island. The county’s size is
actually a lot smaller then that when you
take into consideration that almost 50% of
the total area is water. The remaining 50%
of the land is broken down into three small
towns; Barrington, Bristol, and Warren.
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Bristol is the largest of the three towns
situated on the small panhandle of Rhode
Island in population as well as land mass.
The town has a little over 22,000 residents
living on its 10 square meter peninsula, not
including the additional residents that live
on their houseboats in the surrounding
harbor.
This area of Rhode Island has always been a
mecca for tourism because of its strong
historical value to the nation. This small
part of the eastern state has the privilege
of calling itself one of the original towns
of the Plymouth Colony.
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Every resident can appreciate the value of
Bristol just for that simple fact alone.
In continuing on with the traditions of
yester year, Bristol hosts one of the
largest 4th Of July celebrations anywhere in
the U.S. Over 200,000 people attend this
celebration yearly and return home with the
knowledge that they had stood on the same
land that was part of our nation’s first
settlement.
Barrington lies just north of Bristol
occupying over 8 miles of the state’s land.
This small town always ranks in the top 100
places to live when polled by any
publication. Barrington was also part of the
area granted to the members of the Mayflower
party over 300 years ago. You can feel the
historical importance of the area flow
through you as you walk over the land in
this well preserved part of Rhode Island.
Nowhere in this town will you find huge
buildings and wild disco clubs. Most of the
residents here over the past 100 years have
come from all over the nation to settle in
to their own piece of history. Every
homeowner here is not only purchasing a
piece of land, but a piece of history as
well.
The smallest of the towns located in Bristol
County is Warren. Warren has the distinct
honor of being able to call itself the
smallest town of the smallest county located
in the smallest state of the country. That
makes Warren truly a one of a kind place to
live.
Bristol County is very small in land area,
but makes up for it in historical value. The
importance of preserving our roots will
always make this area an important part of
our country.
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