This photograph, which dates to 1922 or before, shows Stoke Pogis and St. Giles' Church. The spelling is also Stoke Poges. The historical link of the town of Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire, England, is to English poet Thomas Gray, whose mother was buried in the cemetery here and who began work on his ""Elegy in a Country Churchyard"" in 1742 while visiting here and finished the poem here in 1750. Gray was also buried here.
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This photograph, which dates to 1922 or before, shows Stoke Pogis and St. Giles' Church. The spelling is also Stoke Poges. The historical link of the town of Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire, England, is to English poet Thomas Gray, whose mother was buried in the cemetery here and who began work on his ""Elegy in a Country Churchyard"" in 1742 while visiting here and finished the poem here in 1750. Gray was also buried here.

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UMG25A05_419

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45,1Mo (2,7Mo) / 43,2cm x 26,1cm / 5100 x 3088 (300dpi)

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Stoke Poges Elegy Country Courtyard Thomas Gray Gray Elegy St Giles Church English poet Buckinghamshire cemetery writer literature 18th century

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