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What is Stoke Poges famous for?
Stoke Poges, situated just west of Greater London, has become a fashionable residential area, with a famous golf club on the site of a manor house built by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
What borough is Stoke Poges in?
South Bucks borough
| Stoke Poges compared | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Stoke Poges ward | South Bucks borough |
| Population | 4,839 | 61,945 |
| Foreign born | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| White | 93.3% | 93.4% |
Who built Stoke Park?
The historic parkland was laid out by two outstanding landscape designers of the 18th century, ‘Capability’ Brown who designed the grounds and lake in 1750 and Humphry Repton who improved the landscape and built the Repton bridge. One of the later owners of Stoke Park was Edward Coleman (1863 to 1885).
What is the golf club in Layer Cake?
Stoke Park
Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire Stoke Park and Stoke Poges Golf Club both appear in Goldfinger. It is where Oddjob decapitates a statue with his hat, and where Bond and Goldfinger play 18 holes. The club also appears in Bridget Jones’s Diary and Layer Cake.
Where was Thomas Gray buried?
St Giles C of E Church, United KingdomThomas Gray / Place of burial
Who is buried in Stoke Poges?
Thomas Gray is buried in St. Giles’s Churchyard, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. He died at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge and requested to be buried next to his mother.
What borough is Burnham in?
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
| Burnham | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Ceremonial county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
How much is Stoke Park worth?
Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire has been sold to Asia’s richest businessman, Mukesh Ambani, for £57 million. The luxury hotel, spa, golf & country club, which is located seven miles from Heathrow, was bought by a subsidiary of Ambani’s company, Reliance Industries.
Who lived at Stoke Park?
For some time, the estate was owned by the British Crown during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1. Between 1603 and 1644, Stoke Park was owned by Sir Edward, a politician who held many posts and went on become the first Lord Chief Justice of England.
How much is a round of golf at Stoke Park?
27-Hole Course
| Green Fee | Mon – Fri | Sat, Sun, Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel guests | £100 (119 €) | £140 (167 €) |
| November – March | ||
| 18 Holes | ||
| Hotel guests | £85 (101 €) | £110 (131 €) |
How does Arnold evaluate Chaucer Gray and burns?
Arnold regards Chaucer as an excellent poet. But he never recommends him as a great classic. Arnold says that Chaucer was more advanced than his time. At the time of Chaucer, French romance poetry was most influential.
What nationality was TS Eliot?
American
British
T. S. Eliot/Nationality
Eliot, in full Thomas Stearns Eliot, (born September 26, 1888, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died January 4, 1965, London, England), American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor, a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry in such works as The Waste Land (1922) and Four Quartets (1943).