[4] The name is believed to be a combination of one of the early European families, the Loves, with the memories of the hills and dales of Yorkshire.

[1] A major wine producing area since the 1800s when wheat and general produce farming turned to grapes,[5] James Busby was vital in establishing the Hunter Valley as a key wine region by purchasing many properties in and around the Lovedale area.

[5] European settlement can be traced back to 1825 with significant land grants along Black Creek.

[7] Alfred Glennie offered two acres for a churchyard and fifty pounds towards the cost of a church on 12 August 1886.

The church no longer stands on the site and its timber was purchased by Errol Mears to build a dairy shed.