It sits on the banks of the Hopkins River, Hexham is said to be Victoria's second oldest inland settlement, after Harrow.

[2] The town was a Cobb & Co. staging point for all mail from Hamilton via Caramut, Penshurst and Tarrington and passenger stopover on the route between Geelong and Belfast (Port Fairy).

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Hexham sits are the Eastern Maar People[3] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.

[4] The Indigenous language spoken in the area is Djab Wurrung.

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