what year was bristol township founded
Bucks County, one of the Commonwealthâs first counties, is named for Pennâs home in England - Buckinghamshire. Bristol Township takes the back seat to Bristol Borough, our stateâs oldest borough, as the first formal settlement founded in 1681. Bristol Township was incorporated in 1692 as Buckingham Township. The name was later changed to Bristol in 1702. Two other townships, Bensalem and Falls, were also incorporated in 1692, and all three marked their 300th birthday in 1992. By 1701, Bristol Mills and Mill Pond (now Silver Lake) became industrial areas.