In 1855, the Granville area was known as Parramatta Junction, named after the final stop of the first railway line of New South Wales.

The Sydney-Parramatta Line ran from Sydney terminus, just south from today's Central railway station to the Granville area which was originally known as 'Parramatta Junction'.

In the early days of European settlement, timber was harvested to fuel the steam engines in Sydney and Parramatta.

In 1862, a major estate, Drainville, became subject to a mortgagee sale and subdivided for villa homes, and small agricultures.

[citation needed] In this era some German settlers, Joseph Klein and P W Merkell, tried to establish vineyards in the area, but eventually found the land was not suited for this type of agriculture.

More farmers discovered the limitations of the local soils and fruit growers complained about the damage from flying foxes.

[citation needed] The Granville Municipality was formed in 1885 and the council carried on the local government of the area until 1948, when it became part of an enlarged City of Parramatta.

[citation needed] On Anzac Day of 1974, Granville was partially severed by flooding of the Duck Creek stormwater channel due to torrential rain that fell over the area.

The structure of the building is of a Quonset hut design, while the facade and interior is of a post-Art Deco and post-Moderne eclectic style,[7] influenced by the "Picture Palace" architecture popularly used for movie theatres.

Granville has a major college of Technical and Further Education, which is part of the South Western Sydney Institute of TAFE.

The clay surface caters mainly to Sprintcars and has been home to some of Australia's greatest drivers including ten times Australian Sprintcar Champion Garry Rush, and multiple title holders George Tatnell, his son Brooke Tatnell, and Max Dumesny.

The speedway is also the only venue not in North or Central America to host a round of the famous World of Outlaws sprintcar series.

The club originally played matches at a paddock behind Hudson Brothers' Works in Clyde before relocating to Macarthur Park, known nowadays as F.S.