Goadby

{{Short description|Village in Leicestershire, England}}

{{other|Goadby (disambiguation)}}

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{{infobox UK place|

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.583333|-0.883333|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Goadby

| population =

| static_image_name = St John the Baptist church, Goadby, Leics - geograph.org.uk - 147921.jpg

| static_image_caption = St John the Baptist church

| shire_district = Harborough

| shire_county = Leicestershire

| region = East Midlands

| civil_parish = Goadby

| constituency_westminster = Rutland and Melton

| postcode_district = LE7

| postcode_area = LE

| post_town = Leicester

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SP756990

| london_distance =

}}

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.{{Cite web|url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127154&c=LE7+9EE&d=16&e=62&g=6444522&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1453991487938&enc=1|title = Goadby (Parish)|access-date = 28 January 2016|website = National Statistics|publisher = Office for National Statistics|archive-date = 11 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160311182336/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127154&c=LE7+9EE&d=16&e=62&g=6444522&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1453991487938&enc=1|url-status = live}}

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Gauti'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Goadby|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|access-date=1 September 2021|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810065941/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Goadby|url-status=live}}

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.

File:New houses in Goadby - geograph.org.uk - 147920.jpg

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".{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdayextracts.co.uk/detailsdigital.asp?id=6362|title=Domesday Book extracts for places mentioned in the Domesday Book|publisher=domesdayextracts.co.uk|access-date=2 August 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817004213/http://www.domesdayextracts.co.uk/detailsdigital.asp?id=6362|url-status=live}}

"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."{{Cite book|title = Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|last = Wilson|first = John Marius|publisher = A. Fullerton & Co.|year = 1870–1872|location = Edingburgh|url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10844|access-date = 28 January 2016|archive-date = 5 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160205051234/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10844|url-status = live}}

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.