Huyton appears in the Domesday Book as 'Hitune'
1086
Grant of the church at Huyton by Robert de Lathom to the priory he founded at Burscough
c.1189
The Corpse Way, a footpath from Tarbock to Huyton in use as a route for burial parties to Huyton Parish Church
1520
Datestone on Huyton Hey Manor
1670
The Red Hazels built
1764
Original Huyton Cross erected, designed by Thomas Rickman
1819
• Hurst House built
• Huyton Gate railway station built; part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first passenger line in the world
Huyton Tithe Map and Apportionment Schedule completed
1850
• St. Agnes Roman Catholic Chapel built on land provided by the Molyneux-Seel family
• Huyton Congregational Church built on Huyton Hey Road
Huyton Cricket and Bowling Club in Huyton Lane founded
1860
School built alongside Huyton Congregational Church, Huyton Hey Road
1861
Discovery of a Norman font found buried under the tower of St Michael's Church
1872
St. Gabriel's school built in Huyton Quarry, also used as a temporary church
1873
Huyton Local Government Board established
1877
• New Congregational Church built at the junction of Victoria Road and Seel Road
• Former Congregational Church in Huyton Hey Road becomes known as Park Hall
• Huyton Urban District Council, covering Huyton, Roby and Thingwall formed
• St. Gabriel's Church, Huyton Quarry consecrated
• Liverpool College for Girls, Huyton (later renamed Huyton College) opens
New Huyton Cross erected, replacing the original to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
1897
Royal visit by King Edward VII
1905
Huyton-with-Roby's war memorial to the Great War dead erected in the grounds of the council offices, Derby Road
1921
Internment camp established on newly built housing estate at Page Moss
1940
Prisoner of war camp established on King George V Playing Fields
c.1943
First of Huyton's new wartime housing estates under construction
1940s
Huyton-with-Roby's Royal Air Force Association Branch formed (R.A.F.A)
1948
Huntley and Palmer's biscuit factory opens on Wilson Road, Huyton Industrial Estate
1961
Development of Huyton Village into a modern shopping centre began
1960s
Huyton M.P. Harold Wilson officially opens the R.A.F.A. branch headquarters [located in the former villa 'Fairfield'], Archway Road - July 1964
1964
Huyton-with-Roby Royal British Legion Club opens in 'Heathbank', Archway Road
1967
Huyton Rugby League Football Club formed. From 1969 they played at the new Alt Park ground, off Liverpool Road
1968
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council formed
1974
Huyton Suite opens - 5th April 1975
1975
ASDA opened its store in Derby Road - 8th November 1977
1977
Huyton Central Library building opened in Derby Road - 20th April 1978
1978
Huyton Rugby League Football Club play their last game at Alt Park. The club moves to Runcorn and changes name to Runcorn Highfield
1984
Knowsley United Football Club (formerly Kirkby Town F.C.) move to the Alt Park ground, off Liverpool Road (former home ground of Huyton Rugby League F.C.)
1988
New Huyton Library and Gallery building opened in Civic Way
1997
• Nutgrove Villa, NHS walk-in centre opened in Westmorland Road
• ASDA-Walmart open a two-storey superstore off Huyton Lane
- 28th August 2005
A new modern Huyton-with-Roby Royal Air Force Association headquarters and club opens in Ellison Grove. The old 'Comet Club' building [formerly known as 'Fairfield'], Archway Road is then demolished
2006
Huyton Sports and Arts Centre for Learning secondary school built on former Knowsley Hey School site in Seel Road
2009
• Knowsley Leisure Centre and Culture Park opened on Longview Drive
• Amalgamation of R.A.F.A. branches. The Ellison Grove site in Huyton becomes the Huyton-with-Roby & Liverpool R.A.F.A Branch
• Huyton Sports and Arts Centre for Learning, Seel Road, changes name to the Lord Derby Academy
• Appraisal of The Orchard Conservation Area completed - December 2014
• An Extra Care facility, housing 100 people at Blue Bell Park, Alamein Road, opens - October 2015
• Appraisal of the Victoria Road & Huyton Church Road Conservation Area completed
Council-owned Volair Limited takes over running of all KMBC's leisure centres including Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park, Longview Drive, Huyton
2016
Knowsley MBC introduce their new vision for Huyton Village in a Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document, a guide to development up to 2028
2017
‘Foodie Friday’ events begin in Huyton Village featuring street food traders and live entertainment - June 2018
2018
• Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant Eton Place opens on Derby Road - February 2019
• Appraisal of St Michael's Church Conservation Area completed - March 2019
• Development plans for Huyton Village underway: more new shops and restaurants to open and a shop front improvement scheme begun - March 2019
• ‘Foodie Friday’ events re-start under the new name: ‘Huyton Live’ - June 2019
• New shops, The Coffee House and Hays Travel open on Derby Road - December 2019
• Tapas restaurant El Pueblo opens on Derby Road - 25th January 2020
• Restaurant and bar Common opens on Derby Road - September 2020
• The whole year 2020 was dominated by the Coronavirus COVID-19. Working from home or being on furlough became the new normal, together with social distancing measures and the wearing of face coverings
• The Venue, Civic Way, officially closes - 1st January 2021
• Two Huyton projects gain financial support from the Community Environment Fund: St Gabriel's Parish Church Community Garden, Huyton Quarry and The Old Schoolhouse Community Project, Huyton - February 2021
• Work is completed on the installation of 18 CCTV cameras providing full coverage throughout Huyton Village centre, following investment by Knowsley Council - March 2021
