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 miles
- Islington 20.4 miles
- Reading 18.5 miles
- City of Westminster 18.2 miles
- Luton 24.8 miles
- Sutton 21.7 miles
- Slough 2.3 miles
- Harrow 11.1 miles
- High Wycombe 9.1 miles
- Watford 10.8 miles
- Woking 16.5 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 14.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wexham Street Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Stoke Poges and Wexham Ward 0.8 miles
- Farnham Royal Parish 1.4 miles
- Farnham Common and Farnham Royal Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Fulmer Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wexham Court Ward 1.6 miles
- Wexham Parish 1.7 miles
- Manor Park & Stoke Ward 1.8 miles
- Farnham Ward 2 miles
- George Green Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hedgerley Parish 2.2 miles
- Britwell Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Stoke Poges
SL2 4FD, SL2 4DR, SL3 6PG, SL2 4EJ, SL2 4AD, SL2 4JQ, SL3 6PJ, SL2 4HA, SL2 4EB … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 7.6 miles
- Luton Airport 24.4 miles
- Slough Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Gerrards Cross Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Stoke Poges Ad
- The Bull 4 2.8 miles
- The Crown And Cushion 3 4.3 miles
- Pinfield Boutique Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Sir Christopher Wren Hotel & Spa 4 4.5 miles
- Moxy Slough 4 2.7 miles
- The Christopher Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- The George Inn 3 4.4 miles
- Cliveden House 5 4.6 miles
- The Bell and Bottle 2.3 miles
- Castle Hotel Windsor 4 4.7 miles
Schools in Stoke Poges
- Teikyo School UK Independent - secondary
- The Stoke Poges School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bulstrode Park Estate 2.5 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 4.2 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 4.7 miles
- Brunel University University 4.9 miles
- Uxbridge College College 4.9 miles
- Frogmore House Estate 5.7 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 5.7 miles
- Park Wood Forest 5.9 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles
- Church Road Stadium 7.3 miles
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 7.9 miles