Bristol, industrial city, Hartford County, central Connecticut, on the Pequabuck River; incorporated as a city 1911. Major manufactures include electrical and electronic equipment, metal products, and automotive parts. Bristol also has been a clockmaking center since 1790 and is the site of the American Clock and Watch Museum. Located in an area settled in 1727, the community was known as New Cambridge until 1785, when it was renamed for Bristol, England. Population 57,370 (1980); 60,640 (1990); 60,062 (2000).
