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
Tithe award survey of Roby
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
1974
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
Wildflower Centre at Court Hey closes
2017