The surrounding area is part of the lands administrative unit of the Wingello Parish, a subdivision of Wingecarribee Shire.

The first site known as Wingello was on the old Main South Road, several kilometres to the west of the present village.

A William Mannix wrote to the Surveyor General in December 1824 regarding land he wished to purchase at a location called 'Wanglow', this appears to be the earliest reference to the name.

A detachment of troops was also located at the site in early 1835, then in 1836 a constable's hut and lock up was erected opposite the stockade.

[2] Robert Mackay Campbell (the Liverpool Magistrate) and wife Ann Hassall, moved to their new property at Wingello on the Main South Road after their marriage in 1830.

Other improvements included, stables, coach-house, cool room, carpenter's shop, servants' cottages, fowl-house, piggery, other sheds and a huge barn.

The nearby Wingello State Forest is in popular use for bike rides, rock-climbing, orienteering and sled-dog races.