Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Roby within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Roby, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Huyton par., SW. Lancashire - dist., pop. 1022; P.O., T.O.; the sta. is 4½ miles E. of Lime Street sta., Liverpool; adjacent is Roby Hall, seat. See HUYTON WITH ROBY.
A village in [West] Derby hundred, in the county of Cheshire.