Goadby
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]
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OS grid reference | SP756990 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leicester |
Postcode district | LE7 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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".[2]
"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."[3]
References
- "Goadby (Parish)". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Domesday Book extracts for places mentioned in the Domesday Book". domesdayextracts.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Wilson, John Marius (1870–1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edingburgh: A. Fullerton & Co.