Bristol is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

Colonel Peter Sleeper, Benjamin Emmons, and others commenced a settlement here in 1770.

With water power from the Newfound River, the town was a center of manufacturing in the early days for goods such as paper, leather, woolens, flannel, bedsteads and piano stools.

On August 15, 2012, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in celebration of the library's expansion.

Bristol is one of four towns with shoreline on Newfound Lake, which has been a tourist destination since the mid-19th century.

[3] In the 1920s, W. F. Darling created a compound of about one hundred cottages for rent, first known as Hiland Park and later as Bungalo Village.

The highest point in town is Bristol Peak, elevation 1,803 feet (550 m) above sea level.

26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Male full-time workers had a median income of $43,627 versus $35,921 for females.