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Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census. It was named after the English Glastonbury. Glastonbury is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, south east from Hartford.
Glastonbury was originally settled in 1636, and split off from Wethersfield in 1693, after residents on the eastern side of the Connecticut River complained of having to cross the river to attend church in Wethersfield. The Rocky Hill – Glastonbury Ferry, the oldest continuously running ferry in the United States, started running in 1655 between Rocky Hill (which was then also a part of Wethersfield) and South Glastonbury. Once a church was established and a reverend was appointed, Glastonbury (originally spelled several different ways, including “Glassenbery”) became an established village. (A result of being split off was that the town was built along a main road, rather than the large green that anchors most New England towns. After part of New London Turnpike was realigned to eliminate the rotary in the middle of town during the mid-20th century, a small green was established there.)