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Bristol County was created by the Plymouth Colony on June 2, 1685, [3] and named after its "shire town" (county seat), Bristol. [4] The Plymouth Colony, along with the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Maine Colony and several other small settlements were rechartered in 1691, by King William III, to become The Province of Massachusetts Bay.
English: This is a locator map showing Bristol County in Massachusetts. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has 14 counties, though eight [1] of these fourteen county governments were abolished between 1997 and 2000. The counties in the southeastern portion of the state retain county-level local government (Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Norfolk, Plymouth) or, in one case, (Nantucket County) consolidated city-county government.
Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles (76 km) south of Boston, and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 17,144 at the 2020 census. [1]
Map of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district, based on the 2010 United States census. Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Bristol district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Bristol County and Plymouth County ...
Taunton is a city and county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. [2] Taunton is situated on the Taunton River , which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay , 10 miles (16 km) to the south.
Bristol County, Massachusetts; Bristol, Rhode Island, formerly a town in Massachusetts This page was last edited on 27 December 2019, at 22:44 (UTC). Text is ...
Acushnet (/ ə ˈ k ʊ ʃ n ə t / ⓘ [1]) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 10,559 at the 2020 census. [2]Acushnet is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.