Liverpool was an important part of the book. It was where Will was located, who was of course important for Jem's trial as he could advocate for him. Mary Barton would of course travel to this land and would first think that she missed Will but in the end, she ended up finding him and he would go to the Trial and clear the name of Jem. "The early trains for Liverpool, on Monday morning, were crowded by attorneys, attorneys' clerks, plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses, all going to the Assizes" (pg. 355).

Gaskell, Elizabeth Mary Barton edited Jennifer Foster. 1848, Broadview Literary Texts. (Pg. 355).