[2][3] In 1801 William Paterson (explorer) was the first European to sight the area when he travelled up the Hunter River as far as Dalwood.

[5] At the 2021 Census the population of Branxton was 2,255, of whom 2,025 were born in Australia, while 151 identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.

The sign, erected by the local Lions Club, is meant to act as a deterrent to rule-breaking motorists.

Winemaker James Busby, widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, planted his first grape vines on his property "Kirkton", located at Belford in the Branxton district.

He later sold 600 vines to George Wyndham, who arrived in 1827 after purchasing 2000 acres of land from David Maziere adjoining the Hunter River near to where William Paterson had explored 26 years earlier.

His original homestead, Dalwood House, is preserved within the grounds of the modern Wyndham Estate complex is located five kilometres east of the current town.

[12] At the height of Dalwood's success, a set of promotional photographs of the vineyard were produced in 1886, which was presented to various local dignitaries, including Queen Victoria.