Garston's growth accelerated rapidly in the 1840s, when in 1846, the area's first dock was constructed and opened, under the auspices of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway Company.

Much of the area is also residential, housing being mainly in Victorian terraces with semi-detached homes around Liverpool South Parkway.

Garston is partnered with the nearby district of Speke in a series of redevelopment and regeneration schemes,[6] which have succeeded in reversing trends in dereliction and unemployment, and house prices have continued to rise.

Shelton, was altered to Skelton, though the old English of 'ton' meaning settlement was retained attesting to the development of language over time.

It wasn't until the coming of William in 1066 that the 'Forest Law' was introduced which claimed woodland as the hunting grounds for kings.

[9] Neither of these names may be exclusive and whilst they may have a different etymological ancestry they may simply because of the way language develops have a common history.

[12] Trains operate at regular intervals to the city centre, Southport, Manchester and Birmingham, and other locations.

[13] A former venue, the Winter Gardens (since demolished), opposite the police station in Heald Street, hosted concerts, dances and other public events.

However, they were forced to sell Holly Park after a fire in 1989 and folded in 1991, only to reform as a junior side in various locations in and around the city before settling at a site in Otterspool in 2000.

[16] Although South Liverpool were never successful in their many applications to join the Football League, many of their players went on to play for Football League sides; most notably striker John Aldridge[17] and midfielder Jimmy Case,[18] who won major trophies in the great Liverpool sides of the 1970s and 1980s.

Aldridge, locally born but of Irish descent, was also a Republic of Ireland international regular in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s, representing his adopted country at two World Cups.

In Episode 2: Days 8 to 16 of the Peter Jackson documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, whilst recording in the Apple Corps studio, there is a humorous exchange between Paul McCartney and John Lennon with the latter asking in mock voice "Are you talking to me?".

The Beatles were very familiar with Garston as it is the village directly between Harrison's home in Speke and McCartney's in Allerton.