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1086

֍ Domesday Survey – Tarbock cited as ‘Torboc’

1150

֍ Parish granted to Henry II

1207

֍ Richard de Torbock granted the manor

1611

֍ Manor sold to Thomas Sutton

1614

֍ Manor sold for £10,500 to Sir Richard Molyneux of Sefton Hall

1684

֍ Death of William Webster, who bequests money for the poor of the parish which becomes known as Webster’s Dole

1726

֍ Turnpike Trust opens road between Liverpool and Warrington via Tarbock

1769

֍ Earl of Sefton conducts a survey into his estates

1798

֍ Sale of property belonging to William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton, including Tarbock Hall and manor

1838

֍ Hoard of 3rd Century (Roman) coins found on a local farm
֍ ‘Farmers Rest Lodge’ established, holding regular meetings at the Brick Wall Inn

1839

֍ Tarbock Chapel demolished due to the building of a Chapel of Ease at Halewood

1847

֍ Tarbock Tithe Map and Apportionment Schedule completed

1866

֍ Tenants provide an illuminated address to the Earl of Sefton to celebrate his forthcoming marriage

1879

֍ Cocoa Room opens on Cronton Road, near the junction with Whitefield Lane

1884

֍ Post Office and smithy rebuilt on Greensbridge Lane

1894

֍ Tarbock becomes part of the newly formed Prescot Rural District Council, renamed the Whiston Rural District Council the following year

1906

֍ Former Cocoa Room building, Cronton Road, taken over by Liverpool City Mission

1915

֍ First coal raised from Hulton Colliery (later renamed Cronton Colliery)

1926

֍ Sale of Tarbock Estate by public auction at the Hare and Hounds Hotel

1931

֍ Wooden church hall built at Tarbock Green

1940

֍ New Brick Wall Inn completed, built behind the original which was demolished shortly after

1974

֍ Local government re-organisation – Tarbock becomes part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley

1983

֍ Tarbock Village Hall opens on Netherley Road – 26th November 1983

2005

֍ Appraisal of both Tarbock Village and Tarbock Green Conservation Areas completed

2008

֍ Tarbock Island completed linking M62 (at Junction 6), M57 (at Junction 1), A5080, A5300 and Windy Arbor Road

2014

֍ Tarbock Parish Council abolished

2015

֍ New slip road opened on A5300 Knowsley Expressway as it meets A562 to ease traffic congestion – January 2015

2018

֍ Plans approved for a major development off Cronton Road including a new Aldi supermarket

2019

֍ Highways work begins on the new development off Cronton Road and Coppice Lane

2020

֍ New Aldi supermarket opens on Coppice Lane – 10th September 2020
֍ New traffic lights at the intersection of Cronton Road, Wilson Road and Coppice Lane come into operation, easing what was once a congested junction – 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

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