Grays Elegy Church In Stoke Poges England - Parish Church Of St Giles In Stoke Poges England Which Is The Setting For Thomas Grays Famous Poem Elegy In A Churchyard. Photo Shows Thomas Grays Tombstone Next To A Plaque On The Church Wall Which Records This As His Burial Place In 1771. Grays Elegy Is One Of The Most Famous Poems In The English Language And Records His Grief At The Death Of His Mother Who Is Also Buried In The Churchyard. Photo