It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is adjacent to Houghton, Paracombe and the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Chain of Ponds.

[2] Inglewood began as a private subdivision, and was named after a town in Cumberland, England.

[3][4] The historic Inglewood Inn on North East Road was built by Thomas Deacon in 1858, and played a significant role in the development of the area.

Its boundaries with Lower Hermitage were altered in October 2005 and it gained an area from Millbrook in August 2015.

A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Link SA.