Representation in Media
- Stoke Poges is mentioned in the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, where it is the location of a frequently-visited golf course.
- The golf course at Stoke Park Club (formerly Stoke Poges Golf Club) was the setting of a golf match in the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964), played between the principal characters.
- Stoke Park Club is also featured in the films Layer Cake, Wimbledon, Bride and Prejudice, and Bridget Jones' Diary.
- In the film I Could Go On Singing (1963), Judy Garland's character visits St. Giles' parish church with her son.
- The 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only filmed its opening sequence, when Bond visits his wife's grave, in the graveyard at St Giles Church.
- Part of the 2007 series Jekyll was filmed on the boardwalk and surrounding area.
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