Goadby
Goadby is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 43.
Goadby has a Church of England Parish church, St John the Baptist, with services held on the first Sunday of every month. The church is part of a group of churches ministered to from Billesdon.
Goadby has no industry, and is notable chiefly for its stud farm, at which the celebrated race horse Desert Orchid was foaled.[1]
Goadby's name, with the "-by" suffix, indicates that it is of Danish origin. Goadby is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Goutebi".[2]
St John the Baptist Church, Goadby.
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