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'''St Stephen's Church''' is a church in [[ Astley, Greater Manchester|Astley]], [[Greater Manchester]], England. It is an active [[Anglican]] church built in 1968 and part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, [[diocese of Manchester]]. The church, together with [[St George's Church, Tyldesley|St George]] and St. John, is part of the united benefice of Astley, [[Tyldesley]] and [[Mosley Common]].<ref>{{Citation |title=St Stephen, Astley |url= http://www.astleyststephen.org.uk/ |publisher=St Stephen's Church |accessdate=2011-05-23 }}</ref> Its origins are in a [[chapel of ease]] of [[St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh|Leigh Parish Church]] built in 1631 and its successor which was burned in an arson attack in 1961.
'''St Stephen's Church''' is a church in [[ Astley, Greater Manchester|Astley]], [[Greater Manchester]], England. It is an active [[Anglican]] church built in 1968 and part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, [[diocese of Manchester]]. The church, together with [[St George's Church, Tyldesley|St George]] and St. John, is part of the united benefice of Astley, [[Tyldesley]] and [[Mosley Common]].<ref>{{Citation |title=St Stephen, Astley |url= http://www.astleyststephen.org.uk/ |publisher=St Stephen's Church |accessdate=2011-05-23 }}</ref> Its origins are in AStley Chapel, a [[chapel of ease]] of [[St Mary the Virgin's Church, Leigh|Leigh Parish Church]] built in 1631 and its successor which was burned in an arson attack in 1961.





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St Stephen's Church is a church in Astley, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican church built in 1968 and part of Leigh deanery in the archdeaconry of Salford, diocese of Manchester. The church, together with St George and St. John, is part of the united benefice of Astley, Tyldesley and Mosley Common.[1] Its origins are in AStley Chapel, a chapel of ease of Leigh Parish Church built in 1631 and its successor which was burned in an arson attack in 1961.


References

Notes
  1. ^ St Stephen, Astley, St Stephen's Church, retrieved 2011-05-23
Bibliography
  • Lunn, John (1968), A short history of the township of Astley, Lunn