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St Stephen’s Church, Astley

Parish church in Astley, Greater Manchester, built in 1968 after its predecessor was destroyed by arson.

Staffordshire acre

Redirected to Cheshire acre.

Standedge crossings

Standedge has been a major Pennine crossing point for more than 2,000 years.

Stanley Ferry Aqueduct

World's largest cast-iron aqueduct when it was built between 1837 and 1839.

Starfish site

Large-scale night-time decoys created during the blitz of the Second World War to simulate burning British cities, diverting German night bombers from their intended targets.

Starvationer

Redirected to Mine boat.

Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008

Act of Parliament repealing more than 250 Acts of Parliament no longer considered to be of practical use.

Statute of Silence 1581

Act of Parliament introducing a series of increasingly gruesome punishments for speaking or publishing anything that Queen Elizabeth I did not wish to hear.

Stephen Potter

English writer (1900–1969) best known for his parodies of self-help books. He is remembered particularly for popularising gamemanship, the art of using dubious although not illegal tactics to gain an advantage.

Stephen Potter bibliography

Works of Stephen Potter (1900–1969) listed in order of their date of first publication.