Complex sentence: It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area sharing borders with the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash, Belle Vale and has close associations with its neighbour the village of Roby, both were formerly part of the Huyton with Roby Urban District between 1894 and 1974.
Split into simpler sentences: It is part of the Liverpool Urban Area, sharing borders with the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash, and Belle Vale. Huyton has close associations with the neighbouring village of Roby: both were part of the Huyton with Roby Urban District between 1894 and 1974.