Church of St Giles is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. A C12–C16 Church.
Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Giles, Church Lane, Stoke Poges
- OS grid reference
- SU 975 827
- Coordinates
- 51.53504, -0.59488
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Giles is a parish church that dates from the 12th to the 16th century. It is constructed of flint rubble and red brick. The church features monuments and has a close association with the poet Thomas Gray, who is commemorated by a tablet on the external wall. It is believed that his poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" may refer to this church and its churchyard.
Local climate
Church of St Giles sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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Nearby listed buildings
- Tomb of Thomas Gray, his mother Dorothy Gray and his aunt Mary Antrobus in churchyard of St Giles Church
- Lych gate and attached stone and flint wall, Church of St Giles
- Manor House
- Church Cottage
- Stableyard with East Lodge and West Lodge
- Gray's Monument
- Stoke Park Bridge (Repton Bridge).
- Bray Cottage and Cottage on Opposite Side of Drive to Stoke Park
- Entrance Gates, Lamps and Lodges to Stoke Park
- The Clock House