Download coordinates as: Inglewood is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.
[1] The town sits on the southern Darling Downs midway between the larger centres of Warwick and Goondiwindi on the Cunningham Highway.
Other established industries include sheep and cattle raising, grain growing and timber harvesting.
[6] English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham has been credited with being the first European to discover the Inglewood area.
The first settlement in the area was known as Browns Inn[2] and was an important watering point for bullock teams moving west.
[7] Most of the hinterland consisted of station holdings which were selected as early as 1848 and were the start of the wool, cattle and wheat base of the region.
[11][12] Inglewood Presbyterian Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Richard Kerr on Sunday 30 September 1906.
The Texas rail line was closed in 1994, due to lack of passengers and the usage of trucks to move freight.
[8] In 1925, Pugh's Queensland Directory recorded four hotels in Inglewood, two sawmills, a picture show and several other stores and tradespeople.
Inglewood has a public library open to the community, a Civic Centre which hosts local events and plays, sports grounds, tennis courts, swimming pool, golf course, and bowling club.
[25] The Goondiwindi Regional Council operates a public library in Inglewood at the Civic Centre, corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets.
The lake is a popular location for water skiing, sailing, canoeing, fishing, camping and bird watching.