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    What English village occurs in a popular 18th century poem as the site of a humble country churchyard and in a famous 20th century novel as the (fictional) location of a "frequently visited golf course"?

    Question #59073. Asked by Flem-ish. (Aug 28 05 9:36 PM)


    TabbyTom

    		Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" was inspired by the churchyard at Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire. In Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," Stoke Poges is the site of an "obstacle golf" course, visited by Henry Foster and Lenina Crowne.

    Aug 28 05, 11:09 PM
    Flem-ish

    		Correct! And as Wikipedia tells us there is even
    a James Bond film that features a golf match between Auric Goldfinger and Agent 007 OHMSS.

    Aug 29 05, 1:01 AM
    Flem-ish

    		At Stoke Poges Golf Club, I mean.

    Aug 29 05, 1:04 AM

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