Glocester

 History

Glocester was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester ^{[ 3]} Glocester was part of Providence until 1731. North Glocester was incorporated as the separate town of Burrillville in 1806. During the American Revolution , Loyalists from Newport were exiled in Glocester to Stephen Keach's farm, including Thomas Vernon, a Tory from Newport, who described Glocester residents in 1776 as:

inclined much to talk of liberty...It is amazing what false and erroneous opinions and ideas these people have entertained...The religion of the people of this town consists entirely of New Light Baptists . The custom of Dipping is much in vogue in this and the neighboring towns.^{[ 4]}

The Dorr Rebellion began in Glocester in 1841.

 Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 56.8 square miles (147.2 km?), of which, 54.8 square miles (142.0 km?) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km?) of it (3.55%) is water.