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Events from the year 1847 in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Incumbents

16 September: Shakespeare's birthplace is bought for preservation

5 April - The world's first civic public park, Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead, Merseyside opened.^[1]
8 June - Factory Act 1847 establishes a maximum 10-hour working day for women, and for boys aged 13-18.^[2]
9 August - The Whig Party under John Russell, 1st Earl Russell wins the general election.
16 September - William Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon (pictured) is bought by the United Shakespeare Company for preservation.^[3]
30 September - The Vegetarian Society was formed. It remains the oldest in the world.

^ "The History of Birkenhead Park". http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100006/200073/670/content_0001110.html. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 269-270. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
^ William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
^ ^a ^b "Icons, a portrait of England 1840-1860". http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1840-1860. Retrieved 2007-09-13.