Stoke Poges
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.548, -0.583 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 98 84 |
| Population: | 4,204 |
| Dialling code: | 01753 (Slough) |
Stoke Poges is a quiet, leafy village in Buckinghamshire, England, set among parkland and tree‑lined lanes a few miles west of Slough and within easy reach of central London and Heathrow. The landscape has a semi‑rural feel with views towards the Chilterns and large private estates, most notably Stoke Park, whose grounds and golf course give the area a distinctly affluent, country‑club character.
Historically the village is best known for its churchyard, which inspired Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, and the nearby Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens attracts visitors interested in that literary connection. Today the community blends long‑standing local life with a commuter population, conservation areas and a local economy shaped by hospitality, leisure and the high property values of a desirable commuter belt location.
Postcode districts covering Stoke Poges
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 14 miles22.5 km
- Islington 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Reading 18.5 miles29.8 km
- City of Westminster 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Luton 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Sutton 21.7 miles35 km
- Slough 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Harrow 11.1 miles17.8 km
- High Wycombe 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Watford 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Woking 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 14.9 miles24 km
Neighbouring places
- Wexham Street Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Stoke Poges and Wexham Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Farnham Royal Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Farnham Common and Farnham Royal Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Fulmer Built-up area 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Wexham Court Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wexham Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Manor Park & Stoke Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Farnham Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- George Green Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hedgerley Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Britwell Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Stoke Poges
SL3 6PG, SL2 4PJ, SL2 4LU, SL2 4LL, SL2 4DH, SL3 6PJ, SL2 4BT, SL2 4NE, SL2 4LJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Luton Airport 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Slough Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Gerrards Cross Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Stoke Poges Ad
- Pinfield Boutique Hotel 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Residence Inn Slough 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire 5 2.3 miles3.6 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- The Christopher Hotel, Eton 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Ethorpe Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Moxy Slough 4 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Cliveden House - An Iconic Luxury Hotel 5 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Windsor 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
Schools in Stoke Poges
- Teikyo School UK Independent - secondary
- The Stoke Poges School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bulstrode Park Estate 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Wilton Park Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Ditton Park Estate 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Brunel University University 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Uxbridge College College 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Frogmore House Estate 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Swakeleys House Historic site 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Park Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Church Road Stadium 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.8 km