Robert Poges was the son of Savoyard Imbert Pugeys, valet to King Henry III and later steward of the royal household.

Poges and Pocheys being an English attempt at Pugeys which ironically meant "worthless thing".

[3] A manor house at Stoke Poges was built before the Norman Conquest and was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book.

The affair's discovery was received as a scandal upon the three people involved, and in 1635 Lady Frances was imprisoned for adultery.

She later escaped from prison to France, and eventually returned and lived at Stoke Poges Manor for a time.

[6] n August 1647 Charles I spent a night or two there, as a prisoner, on his removal from Moor Park, Rickmansworth on the way to his execution.

The manor property remained in his family for at least two generations, as his son John Penn "of Stoke" also lived there.

[9] Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was a frequent visitor to the house and rented it as a studio for some time.

His most famous painting, The Monarch of the Glen (1851), is said to have been created at Stoke Poges, with the deer in the park used as models.

Rafael Merry del Val, Cardinal Secretary of State under Pope Pius X was educated at the school.

[37] John Penn commissioned James Wyatt to design a monument which is a Grade II* listed building.

[41] A gothic style rectory having a battlemented parapet was built by James Wyatt, 1802–1804 for John Penn of Stoke Park.

[43] In the late 20th century, large private sports facilities operated for the main benefit of Glaxo Laboratories staff at Sefton Park[44][45] and for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Paints Division[46] at Duffield House, Stoke Green.

The place of birth of residents was 88.1% United Kingdom, 1.6% Republic of Ireland, 2.5% other Western European countries, and 7.8% elsewhere.

[149] The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 40.8% in full-time employment, 11.6% in part-time employment, 12.6% self-employed, 1.8% unemployed, 1.5% students with jobs, 3.1% students without jobs, 16.8% retired, 6.7% looking after home or family, 2.5% permanently sick or disabled and 2.5% economically inactive for other reasons.

The industry of employment of residents was 15.4% retail, 13.4% manufacturing, 6.9% construction, 21.1% real estate, 9.2% health and social work, 7.3% education, 8.8% transport and communications, 3.5% public administration, 3.4% hotels and restaurants, 2.8% finance, 0.8% agriculture and 7.4% other.

Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in real estate, transport and communications.

Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 28.4% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.