Towns & cities · North Wales
Roby
Roby — village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Roby · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Roby is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 7,254 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England". Coordinates: 53.4130°, -2.8520°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Roby is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. Part of the wider built-up-area of Huyton with Roby with Huyton, Roby is effectively a dormitory village or suburb of the adjacent City of Liverpool. At the 2021 Census, the population of Roby electoral ward was 9,353. Historically in Lancashire, Roby was part of the hundred of West Derby, an ancient subdivision of Lancashire covering the south-west of the county, as a broadly rural village and township within the Parish of Huyton. In the 1890's Roby became part of the wider Huyton with Roby Urban District & civil parish. Growing industrialisation of the region during the industrial revolution brought the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to Roby at the Roby railway station in 1830.
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Background
History
Roby grew from a tenth-century Norse settlement named Rabil, meaning "boundary farm/village". Roby is therefore mentioned, as Rabil, in the Domesday Book of 1086. In 1351, it became part of the Barony of Widnes and subsequently merged into the Duchy of Lancaster.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4130, -2.8520
- District
- Knowsley
- Parish
- Knowsley, unparished area
- Postcode
- L36 9WB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Knowsley
- Population
- 7,254
- Nearest railway station
- Roby — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q738490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Roby, Merseyside (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Bartholomew's Church, Roby (1).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roby?
- Roby is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L36 9WB), in the parish of Knowsley, unparished area.
- Is Roby free to visit?
- Yes, Roby is free to enter.
- How do I get to Roby?
- The nearest railway station is Roby, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L36 9WB.