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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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PC Christopher Miller, 38, has been in hospital with life-threatening injuries since the incident on the B416 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire on Thursday night.

From BBC May 26, 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

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

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