Goadby
St John the Baptist church
Goadby is located in Leicestershire
Goadby
Goadby
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSP756990
Civil parish
  • Goadby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE7
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Goadby is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough. It had a population of 204 according to the 2011 census.[1]

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Gauti'.[2]

Goadby has a Church of England Parish church, St. John the Baptist, which is of 13th-century origin. The church was extensively renovated in the 19th century. Services are held on the first Sunday of every month. The church is part of a group of churches ministered to from Billesdon. Every year, a fundraising fete is held in Goadby on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend to provide funds for the Church.

New housing in Goadby

Goadby has no industry, and is notable chiefly for its stud farm, at which the celebrated race horse Desert Orchid was foaled.

Goadby's name, with the "-by" suffix, indicates that it is of Danish origin. Goadby is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Goutebi".[3]

"Goadby, Leicester, is a chapelry in Billesdon parish near a branch of the river Welland. This is annexed to the vicarage of Billesdon, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church was restored in 1854."[4]

One of the current residents of Goadby is Kev Burgess, Racing Manager for Diamond Racing, the syndicate that owns 2021 Welsh Grand National and 2023 Classic Chase Winner, Iwilldoit.

References

  1. ↑ "Goadby (Parish)". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Domesday Book extracts for places mentioned in the Domesday Book". domesdayextracts.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870–1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edingburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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