There is a slight complexity about Gresford, there are actually two small villages with the name 'Gresford'. It appears that Gresford was the original township, as it is older and is the location for the school and local Anglican church. But East Gresford is much larger and has the main shopping area. The two villages, Gresford and East Gresford are separated by two kilometers. Their main attraction is their access, to the southern reaches of the Barrington Tops National Park. The first land grants were 'Camyr Allyn', issued to Charles Boydell (now Gresford) and 'Cawarra', made out to George Townshend (now East Gresford). These early settlers were Welsh. Charles Boydell and George Townshend were neighbours in Wales and came to Australia on the same ship. Gresford is named after a town on the Allyn River in North Wales.