Roby listed as 'Rabil', one of the manors held by Uctred
1066
Robert de Lathom founded Burscough Priory (for Augustinians)
1198
Robert de Lathom was granted the right to hold a Friday market and fair
1304
Thomas de Lathom attempts to establish Roby as a borough
1372
New Liverpool to Prescot Turnpike Road running through Roby constructed. Toll houses built along the route (including at Roby) to receive the due toll for transporting goods through the township
1726
Joseph Williamson of Liverpool rebuilds Roby Hall
1761
• Liverpool to Manchester railway completed
• The Prime Minister, The Duke of Wellington officially opens Roby Railway Station - September 1830
Edenhurst built by 13th Earl of Derby for Richard Earle, Agent for the Knowsley Estate
1840
Roby Tithe Map and Apportionment Schedule completed
1849
St Bartholomew's Church was built thanks to donations from Lord Derby and Ellis Ashton (vicar of St Michael's, Huyton)
1850
Tower added to St Bartholomew's Church
1853
St Bartholomew's Church rebuilt with a spire being added
1875
Local Government Board established combining Roby, Huyton and Thingwall
1877
Lancashire County Council formed
1888
Huyton with Roby Urban District Council formed
1894
William Bowring, the first elected Lord Mayor of Liverpool, bequeaths Bowring Park to the people
1906
Bowring Park becomes the first municipal golf course in England
1913
Tramway completed from Edge Lane, Liverpool, to Bowring Park
1915
Old English Gardens opened to the public in Bowring Park
1921
Roby begins to lose its village feel as Liverpool Corporation buys land in Roby and Huyton for housing developments and new estates appear
1930s
Bowring Park and Roby Hall commandeered for war service. A portion of the park was then transformed for growing food produce
1939-1945
Last tram service journey to Bowring Park (6A) - 15th September 1957
1957
Roby Cross moved to its present position on Roby Road
1960s
• Local government re-organisation - Roby becomes part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
• Huyton Leisure Centre opens on Roby Road
Construction of M62 motorway through part of Bowring Park
1975
Roby Conservation Area determined
1978
Huyton Leisure Centre, Roby Road, closes - 26th September 2011
2011
• A new Greystone footbridge constructed across M62 motorway between junctions 4 and 5 was officially opened - November 2015. The new bridge replaced the former 'sausage' bridge built in 1973
• Appraisal of Roby Conservation Area completed
National Wildflower Centre at Court Hey closes
2017
• Knowsley Council state that the community will be the focus of any future plans for former National Wildflower Centre site in Court Hey Park - July 2019
• Incredible Edible community project (to encourage people to grow their own fruit and vegetables) begins work at the former National Wildflower Centre in Court Hey Park - September 2019
• Local schoolchildren involved in planting trees at Court Hey Park and at Roby Fields, part of the 'Trees for Learning' programme - December 2019
• Community action by 130 volunteers transform the community garden space at Court Hey Park - March 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
