Garston, Hertfordshire Garston, Hertfordshire Garston is a village in Hertfordshire, England. Garston is contiguous with Watford and now, despite retaining a local identity, is effectively a suburb. It is within the Stanborough, Woodside and Meriden wards of the borough of Watford, although a small number of its streets are in Hertsmere. The Building Research Establishment has its headquarters within Garston. Garston has several large secondary schools including St Michael's Catholic High School, Parmiter's School and Francis Combe Academy. Garston railway station on the Abbey line is served by West Midlands Trains services. Arriva London operate a bus garage in Garston. It is
David Macbeth Moir Thomas Aird. Among his publications were the famous "Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor" (1828), which shows his gifts as a humorist, "Outlines of the Ancient History of Medicine" (1831), and "Sketch of the Poetical Literature of the Past Half Century" (1851). He is one of several writers who are claimed as the author of the "Canadian Boat-Song". He is commemorated by a memorial statue, which was erected in Musselburgh in 1853. There are also several street names in the town which make reference to him, and a branch of the pub chain Wetherspoons opened in February 2012 is named The