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Stoke Poges

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[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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Thames Valley Police said PC Christopher Miller was no longer in a life-threatening condition following the road traffic collision on the B416 Bells Hill in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, on 22 May.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

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

Sir Edward, who had been educated at the Free Grammar School in Norwich and Trinity College, Cambridge, died in 1634 at Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 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

Ten minutes later they were at Stoke Poges and had started their first round of Obstacle Golf.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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