The historic Inglewood Inn on North East Road was built by Firman Deacon in 1857, on land purchased as a private subdivision from William Reeds of Houghton.[2][3] According to reports, Deacon offered beer to workers who could find a suitable name for the inn and, at their suggestion, it was named after Inglewood Forest in Cumberland, England.[4][5][2] The name is derived from two Anglo-Saxon words: Engle meaning Angle or English and wud meaning woods.[6]
The inn was licensed in 1858 (and rented by John Randall)[2] and played a significant role as a focus for the development of the area, and also gave it its name. The area also played an indirect role in the naming of Ingle Farm.[7] The inn survives today and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register and the former Register of the National Estate.[8][9] Inglewood Post Office opened in July 1865[10] but not listed officially until 1869.[2] The town also has a bakery and a hairdresser, located on North East Road.[11]
The current boundaries of Inglewood were established in October 2001 for the long established name. In 1954, the population was 110,[2] and at the 2006 census, it had a population of 264.[12] Its boundaries with Lower Hermitage were altered in October 2005 and it gained an area from Millbrook in August 2015.[5]
