Stoke Poges

American  

[stohk poh-jis] / ˌstoʊk ˈpoʊ dʒɪs /

noun

1. a village in S Buckinghamshire, in S England, W of London: the churchyard here is believed to be the setting of Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.

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Example Sentences

Senior investigating officer Det Supt Will Crowther asked anyone who saw a white BMW being driven "erratically" in the areas of Stoke Poges and Slough between 20:00 and 01:00 to get in touch.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

PC Christopher Miller, 38, was taken to hospital after the incident on the B416 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, on Thursday night.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

Thames Valley Police said the 65-year-old man was found in Baylis Park, off Stoke Poges Lane on Saturday evening.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2022

The setting may be in Stoke Poges, where Gray's mother was buried, and where his own remains would eventually lie.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2011

The loud speakers in the tower of the Stoke Poges Club House began, in a more titan human tenor, to announce the closing of the courses.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley