Its landscape features small hills, farmland, and the Credit River, offering opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking and fishing and the agriculture industry.
[3] A general store and a railway hotel are shown on the original village plan of Inglewood in 1883, the first two commercial enterprises to be built.
In 1885, Thomas White, a member of Parliament, proposed the name Inglewood, inspired by a forest in Cumberland, England, which became the official name in 1886.
Known for its woolen mill and stone quarry, Inglewood experienced growth with the construction of the north western-railway railway in the 1870s, leading to the development of many houses and buildings from locally harvested wood, some of which still stand today.
Today, the former railway lines serve as recreational trails, marking the end of an era in Inglewood's transportation history.