Goadby | |
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![]() St John the Baptist church | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
OS grid reference | SP756990 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leicester |
Postcode district | LE7 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East 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.
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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
[edit]- ^ "Goadby (Parish)". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit] Media related to Goadby at Wikimedia Commons