1771 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1771 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

22 January - Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to Britain.^[1]
8 August - First recorded town cricket match played at Horsham; Horsham Cricket Club formed here soon after 1806.^[2]
17 August - Edinburgh botanist James Robertson makes the first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis.
16 November - During the night the River Tyne floods, destroying many bridges and killing several people; the replacement main bridge at Newcastle upon Tyne will not be completed until 1781.

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^ Marshall, P. J. (September 2004). "Hastings, Warren (1732–1818)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12587. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12587. Retrieved 2011-11-01. Subscription or UK public library membership required
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