Robert Lowe was granted 1,000 acres (400 ha) in the parish of Bringelly in 1812 and is believed to be the first British settler in the area.

Legend has it that The Wild Colonial Boy Bold Jack Donahue also used the suburb as a hideout and was eventually killed on Wentworth's property.

The Shire never thrived and when the New South Wales Government amalgamated a number of local councils in 1948, it was divided amongst Penrith, Liverpool, Campbelltown and Camden.

In the process, the suburb of Bringelly was split between Liverpool and Camden Councils and remains so to this day.

In March 2021, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced that the new centre would be in honour of Sydney Harbour Bridge engineer Dr John Bradfield.

The only public transport in the area consists of bus routes 855 and 856 operated by Transit Systems, connecting Bringelly to Liverpool via Rossmore, Austral, Hoxton Park and Cartwright.