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
Liverpool to Prescot turnpike runs through Roby
1726
Joseph Williamson of Liverpool rebuilt Roby Hall
1761
Liverpool to Manchester railway opened
1830
Edenhurst built by 13th Earl of Derby for Richard Earle
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
1911
Tramway completed from Edge Lane, Liverpool, to Bowring Park
1915
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
1974
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
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
2019
Community action by 130 volunteers transform the community garden space at Court Hey Park, March 2020
2020