South Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

[2] In 1659, Thomas Burnham (1617–1688) purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians.

[4] Beginning in the middle of the 17th century, a few settlers from Windsor began using land on the east bank of the Connecticut River for grazing and farming purposes.

The Wood Memorial Library & Museum and Ellsworth School are located on the street.

Minister Timothy Edwards, the namesake of the town's middle school, is buried in a cemetery located on this street.

In 1698, Edwards became the first minister for the settlers on the east side of the river, and his church was built on Main Street (in present-day South Windsor).

This former farming community has been transformed into a suburban town with industrial and commercial districts.

In the early 1990s, residents mobilized a successful campaign against a proposed nuclear waste dump located near the East Windsor town line.

Top employers in South Windsor according to the town's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report[9] Children attending the public school systems in South Windsor begin at the elementary school level (Kindergarten through Grade 5) at one of four elementary schools: Pleasant Valley, Orchard Hill, Philip R. Smith, and Eli Terry, with Wapping now used by the local recreation department, instead of previously running as a school.