Stoke Poges churchyard
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Stoke Poges churchyard is a historic English burial ground in Buckinghamshire, best known as the place that inspired Thomas Gray’s poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stoke Poges churchyard canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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churchyard ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | St Giles’ Church, Stoke Poges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thomas Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Gray’s monument erected in the churchyard ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic example of an English country churchyard ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| era | medieval origins ⓘ |
| governedBy | parish of Stoke Poges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Thomas Gray’s monument
NERFINISHED
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gravestones ⓘ pathways ⓘ table tombs ⓘ yew trees ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Thomas Gray memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasView |
parkland near Stoke Park
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surrounding fields ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Thomas Gray’s Elegy
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historic graves ⓘ picturesque rural setting ⓘ |
| landscapeType | rural churchyard ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | setting of Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
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South East England ⓘ Stoke Poges NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | church authorities of St Giles’ Church ⓘ |
| near |
Slough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | St Giles’ Church, Stoke Poges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
guidebooks on English literary sites
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studies of Thomas Gray’s Elegy ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
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literary tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
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commemoration of the dead ⓘ quiet reflection ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard