With a name thought to have been derived from the Norwegian barque Inglewood (its voyage was mentioned in The West Australian on May 24, 1904), the suburb of Inglewood began when land was first granted to John Gregory in 1831.
Regarded as part of Maylands in the early years, Inglewood was initially developed by a company called Gold Estates of Australia and a section now referred to as 'The Avenues' was the first to be subdivided. This development included area from the railway line to North Street and eventually through to Eleventh Avenue and Dundas Road; the latter subdivision was named Inglewood Estate.
Significant landmarks
Significant landmarks include the prominent clock tower on the corner of Beaufort Street and Dundas Road, highly visible to northbound traffic along Beaufort Street, and the Inglewood Civic Centre, opened in 1991, incorporating the local library, an autumn centre and children's centre.