Roby, Merseyside
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| Roby | |
  Roby shown within Merseyside |
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| Population | 9,353 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Knowsley |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L36 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Knowsley South |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Roby is a small residential area of Merseyside, England. Roby is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire and is linked with its neighbour Huyton by the Huyton-with-Roby civil parish.[2] Like Huyton, Roby is effectively a dormitory village or suburb of the City of Liverpool, although it is outside its statutory boundaries. At the 2001 Census, the population of Roby was 9,353 (4,511 males, 4,842 females).[1]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Governance
In 1894 Roby was included in the Huyton with Roby Urban District.[3] On the abolition of the administrative county of Lancashire in 1974, the urban district was also abolished and its former area was transferred to Merseyside to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day metropolitan borough of Knowsley. [4]
[edit] Geography
The area is located within a green belt area of Merseyside and partly consists of detached houses and private roads such as Wynwood Park. It has a golf course situated in nearby Bowring Park by the M62 motorway and Roby Road.
[edit] Transport
Roby railway station is situated on the Liverpool City Line, between the stations of Broadgreen and Huyton.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Roby. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 29 May 2008.
- ^ Huyton with Roby parish boundaries. A Vision of Britain. Retrieved on 8 November 2006.
- ^ Huyton with Roby UD unit history. A Vision of Britain. Retrieved on 8 November 2006.
- ^ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
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