[1] The name Everton is derived from the Saxon word eofor, meaning wild boar that lives in forests.

He noted that earlier residents called it 'Yerton',[3] a claim supported by James Stonehouse, his near contemporary, some thirty years later.

[4] Syers contended that in the Domesday Book of 1086, Everton was labelled Hiretun, meaning higher-town, signifying its elevated position.

An early type of census conducted in 1327 recorded nineteen heads of household, suggesting a population of approximately ninety-five individuals.

[6] Before the middle of the eighteenth century, the residents were primarily individuals of modest means, engaged in agricultural activities as landowners and cultivators.

A record of citizens from 1815 reveals a substantial change in the character of the township, with a disproportionately large number of its population listed as merchants or gentlemen not engaged in trade.

[8] Writing of this period in 1869, James Stonehouse recalled that 'Fifty years ago Everton was a courtly place, wherein resided the richest merchants, the most distinguished citizens, and the most fashionable and leading families.

Having acquired a substantial amount of land on Everton Hill and its surroundings, he embarked on the transformation of the north-west district of the township.

Standing at approximately 25 feet, the two-storied tower featured a ground floor serving as a kitchen, an apartment above for the guard, and a flat roof or terrace for the beacon fire.

[15][16] By December 1802, the beacon was in a dilapidated state with an earth and clay floor, a deteriorated fireplace, and its upper apartment described as 'bare, cheerless, and dungeon-like'.

[20] Notably, during the English Civil War, the beacon served as a venue for marriages following the expulsion of loyal clergy from Liverpool, foreshadowing the future use of the site for a church.

St Domingo Road in Everton was the intended site for the building of the Metropolitan Cathedral, but this was abandoned owing to financial constraints.

The district is also the location of a building on the club's crest, Everton Lock-Up, known locally as Prince Rupert's Tower.

Barker and Dobson, a local sweet manufacturer, introduced 'Everton Mints' to honour Everton Football Club.