Stephen P. Laurie
Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, although his profession is that of an actuary. He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars, and discovered supernova SN 1997bq in NGC 3147, on 7 April 1997.
Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia, 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon. Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.