Barrington is named for Barrington, Somerset in England. Barrington has a beautiful town beach, bike paths and lots of aquatic activities as well as a quaint town center with upscale shops and restaurants. It has one of the area's top school systems.

Town Hall Address:
283 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone Number: (401) 247-1900
Established: 1653
Incorporated in: 1770
Web site: Barrington

Census info:
Area: 15.42 square miles, including 7.01 square miles of water
Population: 16,819 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 1,998 people per mile
Housing units: 6,199
Median age: 40.2
Percent of population under 18 years old: 28.2%
Residential real estate tax rate: $13.25 per $1,000

Harbormaster:

Phone: (401) 437-3930 (follow prompts for Harbormaster or tell Dispatcher this is an emergency)
E-mail:

Building inspector:

Phone: (401) 247-1900 Ext. 325
E-mail:
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Afternoons spent on site)

Town council:

Elected every four years
Typically meets on the 1st Monday of each month.

Police Department:

Phone: (401) 437-3935
Confidential Tip Line: (401) 437-3933
E-mail:
Address: 100 Federal Road
Phone: (401) 437-3930

Fire:
Phone: (401) 437-3940
E-mail:
Address: 100 Federal Road (Station 1)
Rescues transport to: R.I. Hospital, Miriam, Roger Williams, Hasbro Children’s, Women and Infants, and Pawtucket Memorial

Phone: (401) 245-5000
E-mail:
Address: Barrington Public Schools
283 County Road
PO Box 95
Barrington, RI 02806
Web site: http://www.barringtonschools.org

Schools:

Nayatt (Grades K-3)
E-mail: mailto:kennedyc@bpsmail.org
Address: 400 Nayatt Road
School Hours: 8:15 a.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Phone Number: (401) 247-3175

Primrose Hill School (Grades K-3)
E-mail:
Address: 60 Middle Highway
School Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Phone Number: (401) 247- 3170

Sowams School (Grades K-3)
E-mail:
Address: 364 Sowams Road
School Hours: 8:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone: (401) 247-3180

Hampden Meadows School (Grades 4-5)
E-mail:
Address: 297 New Meadow Road
School Hours: 8:50 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Phone Number: (401) 247-3166

Barrington Middle School (Grades 6-8)
E-mail:
Address: 261 Middle Highway
School Hours: 7:40 a.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Office Hours: 7:15 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Phone Number: (401) 247-3160

Barrington High School (Grades 9-12)
E-mail:
Address: 220 Lincoln Avenue
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Office Hours: 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Phone Number: (401) 247-3150

School committee:

Elected to four year terms
Typically meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month

Parks / Recreation:

E-mail:

Things to do:

Barrington Town Beach (overlooking Narragansett Bay) Bay Road
Lifeguards on duty from June to September
Parking for residents only with season parking passes

Haines Memorial Park
Narragansett Avenue

Osamequin Nature Trail
Hundred Acre Cove
Off of County Road

Veterans Memorial Park
West Street

East Bay Bike Path
Bike trail running from East Providence to Bristol

Peck Center Playground
located behind Town Hall

Cove Haven Marina
Address: 101 Narragansett Avenue
Phone Number: (401) 246-1600

Stanley’s Boat Yard
Address: 25 Barton Avenue
Phone Number: (401) 245-5090

Striper Marina
Address: Tyler Point Road
Phone Number: (401) 245- 8571

Library:

Phone: (401) 247-1920
Government Center
281 County Road
Hours:
Winter: Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Summer: July 2 - August 31: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (school year only)
Web site: http://www.barringtonlibrary.org

Senior services department:

Barrington Senior Center
Address: 281 County Road
Barrington, RI 02806
Phone Number: (401) 247-1926
E-mail:

Department of water:
Phone: (401) 247-1907

Phone: (401) 247-1907
Garbage information:
Web site: http://www.ci.barrington.ri.us

General Information:

Trash should be on curb by 7:30 a.m. on your pickup day.
Yard Waste is collected April through November. Pickup days are the day after normal refuse collection. Must be in paper bags or barrels which can be purchased at DPW recycling center on weekends.
Can also be brought to Walker’s compost site at designated times throughout the year.
Recycling pickup takes place every other week on regular garbage pickup days.
Newspaper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, books, Glass beverage containers, Plastic soda, milk containers, drink boxes,Aluminum cans, tin cans, clothes, shoes, junk mail, white goods (metal) white goods (stoves, metal, etc.) – call for appointment motor oil and oil filters can be brought to recycling center – no curbside pickup

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation:
Phone: (401) 942-1430 Ext. 24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

Recylcling Information:

Recycling Center is located adjacent to DPW on Upland Way.
Open: Monday – Saturday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Phone: (401) 437-3936
Recovered domestic pets will be brought to Abbott’s Animal Hospital
Address: Route 6, Seekonk, MA
Phone Number: (508) 336-4430
Wild animals must be handled by a private pest company, unless suspected of being sick or rabid
Web site: http://www.barringtonpaw.org