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Roby Merseyside Map

Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Knowsley · Region: North West

Explore Roby, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Roby, Merseyside

How to Use This Roby, Merseyside Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Roby, Merseyside, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceRoby
Traditional CountyMerseyside
District / BoroughKnowsley
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.411609
Longitude-2.855258
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Roby

Roby emerges from the Merseyside landscape as a quiet junction of brick and verdant relief where the heavy hum of modern transit meets the stillness of ancient parish roots. It lies 2.4 miles west-south-west of Prescot (from Prescot: bearing 239°T, OS grid SJ 432 908). Sunlight here often catches the red sandstone of older walls, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the streets to a slower, more deliberate past. Residents find respite in the nearby Bowring Park, where the manicured greens offer a sanctuary of soft light and spreading branches that contrast with the linear precision of nearby rail lines. A short distance away, the grave of Stuart Sutcliffe serves as a somber, artistic point of pilgrimage, marking the resting place of an early architect of the city’s musical soul. Roby maintains a dignified character, balancing the utilitarian needs of its commuters with pockets of cultivated nature that bloom with a modest, persistent grace. The air here carries the faint, crisp scent of dampened earth, a reminder of the agricultural horizons that once defined these borders before the encroachment of urban expansion. Every evening, the transition from daylight to dusk softens the sharp edges of the residential architecture, lending a dreamlike quality to the quiet suburban drives.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bowring Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 221° SW
  • Cyril Cook Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 146° SE
  • Stuart Sutcliffe Gravesite (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 072° ENE
  • Harold Wilson Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 096° E
  • Huyton Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 163° SSE
  • Logwood Mill Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 109° ESE
  • Home Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 026° NNE
  • Knowsley Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.0 mi, 022° NNE
  • Riding Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 041° NE
  • Octagon Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 028° NNE
  • Croxteth Hall Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 330° NNW · 233 ha
  • Dungeon Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 029° NNE
  • Woolton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 198° SSW
  • Prescot Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 061° ENE
  • Shakespeare North Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 059° ENE
  • The Allerton Oak (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 218° SW
  • Strawberry Field Replica Gate (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 209° SSW
  • Croxteth Park Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.5 mi, 323° NW
  • Woolton Cinema (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 192° SSW
  • Strawberry Field (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 208° SSW
  • Croxteth Park Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 322° NW
  • The Calderstones: Six Monoliths Decorated With Rock Art (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 219° SW
  • West Derby Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 306° NW
  • Knowsley Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.9 mi, 042° NE
  • Della Rabbia fountain (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 277° W
  • Robin Hood'S Stone At The Junction Of Archerfield Road And Booker Avenue (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 214° SW
  • Wavertree Botanic Garden And Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.5 mi, 264° W · 17 ha
  • Rainhill Railway Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 087° E
  • Sudley House (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 226° SW
  • Sandstone Cross (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 094° E

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About This Roby Map Page

Explore Roby, Merseyside, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.411609, -2.855258. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.